Shihezi (China) is 2.7 times larger than Irvine, California.
Area: 173 km2 calculated
Population: 229,985 (2012)
Irvine is a suburban city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Wikipedia
Area: 470 km2 calculated
Population: 590,115 (2000)
Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. Wikipedia