City size comparison

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San Francisco is around the same size as Hayward.

Hayward (map shows its 16 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 119 sq km, while San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, making San Francisco 2% larger than Hayward.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hayward vs. San Francisco uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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