City size comparison
compared to
Portland is about 4.1 times smaller than Des Moines.
Des Moines (map shows its 58 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 228 sq km, while Portland (map shows its 17 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 56 sq km, making Portland 24.43% the size of Des Moines.
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