How big is 5,123,000 acres?
It's about fourteen times as big as Houston
The size of Houston is about 370,900 acres.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 370,900 acres 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 366,500 acres.
(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 366,500 acres. 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 343,000 acres.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 343,000 acres 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 86,000,000 acres.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 86,000,000 acres. 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 304,000 acres.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 304,000 acres 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 300,200 acres.
(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 300,200 acres 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 94,107,137 acres.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 94,107,137 acres 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 122,564.270 acres.
It's about nineteen-and-a-half times as big as San Antonio
The size of San Antonio is about 260,900 acres.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 260,900 acres 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 104,765,160 acres.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 104,765,160 acres 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 231,400 acres.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 231,400 acres 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 219,200 acres.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 219,200 acres 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 207,500 acres.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 207,500 acres 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 194,100 acres.
(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 194,100 acres 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 183,000 acres.
(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 183,000 acres in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 791 acres.
It's about thirty times as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 153,100 acres.
(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 153,100 acres. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).