How big is 2,073,200 hectares?
It's about fourteen times as big as Houston
The size of Houston is about 150,100 hectares.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 150,100 hectares in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about fourteen times as big as Delihi
The size of Delihi is about 148,300 hectares.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 148,300 hectares. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about fifteen times as big as Wellington
The size of Wellington is about 138,800 hectares.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 138,800 hectares in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 34,800,000 hectares.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 34,800,000 hectares. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about seventeen times as big as Phoenix
The size of Phoenix is about 123,000 hectares.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 123,000 hectares in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about seventeen times as big as Los Angeles
The size of Los Angeles is about 121,500 hectares.
(a.k.a. LA, a.k.a. City of Angels) (California)
The largest city in California and the sixth-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles measures 121,500 hectares in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Montana
The size of Montana is about 38,083,807 hectares.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 38,083,807 hectares in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 49,600 hectares.
It's about nineteen-and-a-half times as big as San Antonio
The size of San Antonio is about 105,600 hectares.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 105,600 hectares in total area. The city is known for its tourist attractions, including the Alamo Mission and the annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
It's about one-twentieth as big as California
The size of California is about 42,396,958 hectares.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 42,396,958 hectares in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about twenty times as big as Indianapolis
The size of Indianapolis is about 93,630 hectares.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 93,630 hectares in total area. The city is known for its sports tourism, including the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, and the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
It's about twenty times as big as Dallas
The size of Dallas is about 88,710 hectares.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 88,710 hectares in total area. The city is known as a strong industrial, commerce, and banking center, and as an "inland port," due to its metropolitan airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
It's about twenty times 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 thirty times 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 thirty times 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 thirty times 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).