City size comparison

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Ottawa is about 2.3 times bigger than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Ottawa is approximately 2,779 sq km, making Ottawa 129% larger than Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Ottawa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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