Los Angeles is about 27 times bigger than Hartford.

Hartford is approximately 45 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 2,599% larger than Hartford.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hartford vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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