Wellington is around the same size as Denver.

Denver is approximately 396 sq km, while Wellington (map shows its 57 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 444 sq km, making Wellington 12% larger than Denver.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Denver vs. Wellington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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