Richmond, Virginia is 2.6 times larger than Newark, New Jersey.
Area: 63 km2 calculated
Population: 277,727 (2012)
Newark is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County. Wikipedia
Area: 162 km2 calculated
Population: 210,309 (2012)
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond Region; since 1871 Richmond has been an independent city. Wikipedia