how big is venice

Venice is composed of 118 small islands connected by numerous bridges, situated in the Venetian Lagoon. The historic center of Venice covers approximately 7.06 square kilometers, while the entire city including suburbs covers about 157 square kilometers. The old town island itself is much smaller, around 5.2 square kilometers. Venice stretches roughly 4 kilometers east to west and about 2.8 kilometers north to south. The city has a coastline of about 20.4 kilometers and is very densely populated in the historic center.