City size comparison

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Tacoma is around the same size as San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Tacoma is approximately 129 sq km, making Tacoma 6% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Tacoma uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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