City size comparison

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Los Angeles is about 4.3 times bigger than Reno.

Reno is approximately 282 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 330% larger than Reno.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Reno vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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