Central Park in New York City covers an area of approximately 843 acres (about 341 hectares or 3.41 square kilometers). It stretches about 2.5 miles (4 km) from north to south, between 59th Street and 110th Street, and is about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide from east to west, between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West (Eighth Avenue)

. Despite being the sixth-largest park in New York City, Central Park is one of the most famous and most visited urban parks in the United States, attracting an estimated 42 million visitors annually

. Its size is roughly 2.5 times larger than the entire principality of Monaco and equivalent to about 640 American football fields placed side by side

. In summary:

• Size: 843 acres (341 hectares, 3.41 km²)
• Length: 2.5 miles (4 km)
• Width: 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
• Location: Between 59th and 110th Streets, Fifth Avenue and Central Park West
• Ranking: Sixth-largest park in NYC by area

This makes Central Park a vast green oasis in the heart of Manhattan, offering extensive natural and recreational spaces within the dense urban environment