City size comparison

compared to

Providence is around the same size as Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara is approximately 50 sq km, while Providence is approximately 48 sq km, making Providence 94.44% the size of Santa Barbara.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Santa Barbara vs. Providence uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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