Minneapolis
149 km²
San Antonio
1,209 km²
United States
United States
Area Comparison
Minneapolis is 8.1x smaller than San Antonio
Population Comparison
Minneapolis has 3.3x fewer people than San Antonio
Yes — San Antonio is 8.1x larger than Minneapolis by area. San Antonio spans 1,209 km² (467 mi²) while Minneapolis covers 149 km² (58 mi²) — a difference of 1,060 km². You could fit Minneapolis inside San Antonio approximately 8 times.
To put Minneapolis's size in perspective, its area of 149 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, San Antonio at 1,209 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
Minneapolis's footprint is roughly about 21,000 American football fields, 74 times the area of Monaco, or 44 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. San Antonio, by comparison, equals about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris.
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million residents.
Known as "Twin Cities", Minneapolis covers 149 km² with a population of 0.4 million. The city was established in 1850. Minneapolis is known for Mall of America, Mississippi River, Minnehaha Falls, among other attractions.
Minneapolis straddles both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota's state capital.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
Nicknamed "Alamo City", San Antonio has an area of 1,209 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. It was established in 1718. Visitors come for The Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Tower of the Americas, and much more.
San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and second-most populous in Texas, with 1.43 million residents.
Minneapolis has a population density of 2,886 people per km² — a moderately dense city. San Antonio, with 1,183 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Minneapolis is noticeably denser, packing 2.4 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Minneapolis fits inside San Antonio ~8 times
Density Gap
Minneapolis is 2.4x more densely populated
History
San Antonio is ~132 years older
Minneapolis covers 149 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Miami (143 km²), Brussels (161 km²), Washington D.C. (177 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), or Stockholm (188 km²).
San Antonio covers 1,209 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Minneapolis to San Antonio is 1,790 km (1,112 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 36m.
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