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It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,200,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 1,200,000 square perches. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 11 square perches, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about one-fifth as big as Bangalore
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The size of Bangalore is about 29,300,000 square perches.
(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 29,300,000 square perches in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 127,000 square perches.
It's about one-fifth as big as New York City
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The size of New York City is about 31,060,000 square perches.
(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 31,060,000 square perches 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 one-fifth as big as San Diego
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The size of San Diego is about 33,210,000 square perches.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 33,210,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about one-fifth as big as Dallas
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The size of Dallas is about 35,070,000 square perches.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 35,070,000 square perches 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 one-fifth as big as Indianapolis
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The size of Indianapolis is about 37,020,000 square perches.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 37,020,000 square perches 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 seven times as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 816,800 square perches.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 816,800 square perches, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about one-tenth as big as San Antonio
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The size of San Antonio is about 41,750,000 square perches.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 41,750,000 square perches 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 seven-and-a-half times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 722,300 square perches.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 722,300 square perches, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 661,500 square perches.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 661,500 square perches, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-tenth as big as Los Angeles
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The size of Los Angeles is about 48,040,000 square perches.
(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 48,040,000 square perches 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-tenth as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 48,600,000 square perches.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 48,600,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about one-tenth as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 54,880,000 square perches.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 54,880,000 square perches 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 ten times as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 550,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 560,000 square perches of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about one-tenth as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 58,630,000 square perches.
(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 58,630,000 square perches. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
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