Tucson, Arizona is 63% larger than Bakersfield, California.
Area: 362 km2 calculated
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, which are 110 mi to the north and south, respectively. Wikipedia
Area: 590 km2 calculated
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116, while the 2013 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan area was 996,544. Wikipedia