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It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Manila
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The size of Manila is about 28,541 city blocks.
(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 28,541 city blocks. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 28,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 28,000 city blocks in total area.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 27,100 city blocks.
(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 27,100 city blocks 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 two-and-a-half times as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 26,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 26,300 city blocks in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.0461 city blocks.
It's about two-fifths as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 184,340 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 184,340 city blocks in total area. Several large bays totaling 124,655 city blocks make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-third as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 202,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 202,900 city blocks in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-third as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 209,000 city blocks.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 209,000 city blocks. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
It's about three-tenths as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 227,132.4340 city blocks.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 227,132.3940 city blocks.
It's about three-and-a-half times as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 20,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 20,900 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about three-tenths as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 235,407 city blocks.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 235,407 city blocks. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-fourth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 261,835 city blocks.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 261,835 city blocks in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about four times as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 17,900 city blocks.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 17,900 city blocks 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 four times as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 16,560 city blocks.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 16,560 city blocks 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-fourth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 293,300 city blocks.
(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 293,300 city blocks in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 16,120 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 16,120 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
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