How big is 270,600 hectares?
It's about two-fifths as big as Tshwane
The size of Tshwane is about 636,800 hectares.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 636,800 hectares in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about two-fifths as big as Ottawa
The size of Ottawa is about 676,741 hectares.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 676,741 hectares. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about two-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 three 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 three 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 three 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 three-and-a-half 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 three-and-a-half 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 one-fourth as big as Hawaii (Island)
The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 1,043,250 hectares.
(a.k.a. Hawaii, a.k.a. The Big Island) (Hawaii)
The largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the largest island in the United States, Hawaii measures 1,043,250 hectares in total area. It is known for its continuously erupting (for the past two decades, as of 2011) volcano, Kīlauea, and for the black sand beaches formed by the lava flow.
It's about four-and-a-half 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).
It's about four-and-a-half times 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-fifth as big as Sydney
The size of Sydney is about 1,236,770 hectares.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 1,236,770 hectares. The Royal National Park, in Sutherland Shire, located in the southern part of the city, is the second oldest national park in the world and covers 13,200 hectares.
It's about four-and-a-half times 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 four-and-a-half times 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-fifth as big as Brisbane
The size of Brisbane is about 1,584,200 hectares.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 1,584,200 hectares. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.