City size comparison

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Los Angeles is about 1.5 times bigger than Kyoto.

Kyoto is approximately 828 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 47% larger than Kyoto.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Kyoto vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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