Cologne is about 3 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Cologne is approximately 405 sq km, making Cologne 33.34% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Cologne uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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