City size comparison

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Richmond is about 1.3 times bigger than San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Richmond is approximately 155 sq km, making Richmond 28% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Richmond uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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