Memphis, Tennessee is 2.6 times larger than Knoxville, Tennessee.
Area: 332 km2 calculated
Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census and an estimated population of 183,270 in 2013, making it the state's third largest city. Wikipedia
Area: 849 km2 calculated
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers. Wikipedia