City size comparison

compared to

Madison is about 1.4 times bigger than Washington.

Washington is approximately 158 sq km, while Madison (map shows its 124 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 217 sq km, making Madison 37% larger than Washington.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Washington vs. Madison uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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