City size comparison

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Memphis is about 1.6 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Memphis is approximately 750 sq km, making Memphis 61.78% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Memphis uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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