City size comparison

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Los Angeles is about 2 times bigger than Seoul.

Seoul is approximately 605 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 101% larger than Seoul.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Seoul vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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