City size comparison

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Los Angeles is about 14 times bigger than Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale (excluding the city's 9.9 sq km of water area) is approximately 90 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 1,250% larger than Fort Lauderdale.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Fort Lauderdale vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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