City size comparison

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Salem is around the same size as Boston.

Boston is approximately 124 sq km, while Salem (map shows its 1 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 127 sq km, making Salem 2% larger than Boston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Boston vs. Salem uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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