How big is 1,400 hectares?
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 35,950 hectares.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 35,950 hectares in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about one-thirtieth as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 38,800 hectares.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 38,800 hectares in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about thirty times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 44 hectares.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 44 hectares in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about one-thirtieth as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 45,300 hectares.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 45,300 hectares in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about forty times as big as The Mall of America
The size of The Mall of America is about 39 hectares.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 39 hectares. At the middle of the mall is a 2.80 hectares amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-fortieth as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 57,200 hectares.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 57,200 hectares in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.10 hectares.
It's about one-fortieth as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 58,820 hectares.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 58,820 hectares in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 60,700 hectares.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 60,700 hectares in total area.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 61,957 hectares.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 61,957 hectares. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Bangalore
The size of Bangalore is about 74,100 hectares.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 74,100 hectares in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 320 hectares.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as New York City
The size of New York City is about 78,550 hectares.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 78,550 hectares in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
It's about 60 times as big as Soccer City
The size of Soccer City is about 24 hectares.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 24 hectares and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as San Diego
The size of San Diego is about 83,990 hectares.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 83,990 hectares in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about 60 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 23 hectares.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 23 hectares plot.
It's about 60 times as big as The United States Capitol
The size of The United States Capitol is about 23 hectares.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 23 hectares plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.