City size comparison

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Beijing is about 14 times bigger than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Beijing is approximately 16,411 sq km, making Beijing 1,251% larger than Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Beijing uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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