Charlottesville is about 46 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Charlottesville is approximately 27 sq km, making Charlottesville 2.18% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Charlottesville uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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