City size comparison

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Washington is about 1.3 times bigger than San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 31% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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