Charlotte is about 1.4 times bigger than Columbus.

Columbus is approximately 574 sq km, while Charlotte (map shows its 157 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 807 sq km, making Charlotte 41% larger than Columbus.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Columbus vs. Charlotte uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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