List of the largest country subdivisions by area

This is a list of the 50 largest country subdivisions and dependent territories by area (including surface water) in square kilometres.

List of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area
Largest country subdivisions by area
Rank Subdivision flag Subdivision name Capital (Largest City) Country Area (km2) Population Comparable country by area Rank in country Population density (people per km2)
1 Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Yakutsk  Russia 3,083,523 964,330[1]  India 1 0.31
2 State of Western Australia Perth  Australia 2,645,615 2,615,794[2]  Kazakhstan 1 0.98
3 Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk  Russia 2,339,700[3] 2,876,497[1]  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 1.2
4 Greenland Nuuk  Kingdom of Denmark 2,166,086[4][5] 55,877[6]  Saudi Arabia 1 0.028
5 Territory of Nunavut Iqaluit  Canada 2,038,722 38,780[7]  Mexico 1 0.02
6 State of Queensland Brisbane  Australia 1,851,856 5,076,512[2]  Sudan 2 2.96
7 State of Alaska Juneau
(Largest city: Anchorage)		  United States 1,717,854 737,438[8]  Iran 1 0.49
8 N/A Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Ürümqi  China 1,664,897 24,867,600[9]  Iran 1 15
9 State of Amazonas Manaus  Brazil 1,570,745 4,080,611[10]  Mongolia 1 2.2
10 Province of Quebec Quebec City

(Largest city: Montreal)

  Canada 1,542,056 8,484,965[7]  Mongolia 2 5.98
11 Northern Territory Darwin  Australia 1,419,630 245,562[2]  Mongolia 3 0.18
12 Northwest Territories Yellowknife  Canada 1,346,106[11] 44,826[7]  Peru 3 0.04
13 State of Pará Belém  Brazil 1,253,164 8,578,051[10]  Angola 2 6.1
14 N/A Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa  China 1,202,189 3,438,200[12]  South Africa 2 2.59
15 N/A Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Hohhot

(Largest city: Baotou)

  China 1,183,000 25,340,000[13]  Colombia 3 20.2
16 Province of Ontario Toronto  Canada 1,076,395 14,566,547[7]  Bolivia 4 14.65
17 State of South Australia Adelaide  Australia 1,044,353 1,748,630[2]  Mauritania 4 1.79
18 Province of British Columbia Victoria

(Largest city: Vancouver)

  Canada 944,735 5,071,336[7]  Tanzania 5 5.02
19 State of Mato Grosso Cuiabá  Brazil 906,807 3,441,998[10]  Venezuela 3 3.4
20 State of New South Wales Sydney  Australia 809,952 8,071,071[2]  Mozambique 5 10.14
21 Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk  Russia 788,600 1,328,302[1]  Turkey 3 1.7
22 Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk  Russia 767,900 2,404,195[1]  Chile 4 3.2
23 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Salekhard

(Largest city: Noyabrsk)

  Russia 750,300[14] 538,547[1]  Zambia 5 0.7
24 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyr  Russia 737,700 49,348[1]  Zambia 6 0.068
25 N/A Qinghai Province Xining  China 721,000 6,032,300[15]  Zambia 4 7.8
26 State of Texas Austin

(Largest city: Houston)

  United States 696,241 28,701,845[8]  Myanmar 2 40.6
27 N/A Eastern Province Dammam  Saudi Arabia 672,522 5,028,753  Myanmar 1 7.3
28 N/A Agadez Region Agadez  Niger 667,799 487,620  Somalia 1 0.73
29 Province of Alberta Edmonton

(Largest city: Calgary)

  Canada 661,848 4,371,316[7]  Afghanistan 6 6.35
30 Province of Saskatchewan Regina

(Largest city: Saskatoon)

  Canada 651,900 1,174,462[7]  Afghanistan 7 1.86
31 Province of Manitoba Winnipeg  Canada 649,950 1,369,465[7]  France 8 2.33
32 Arkhangelsk Oblast[16] Arkhangelsk  Russia 587,400 1,155,028[1]  Madagascar 7 2.0
33 State of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte  Brazil 586,522 21,168,791[10]  Madagascar 4 33
34 State of Bahia Salvador  Brazil 564,273 14,873,064[10]  Kenya 5 25
35 N/A Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset  Algeria 556,200[17] 204,540[18]  Kenya 1 0.34
36 Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansiysk

(Largest city: Surgut)

  Russia 534,800[14] 1,664,089[1]  Yemen 8 2.9
37 N/A Tombouctou Region Timbuktu  Mali 496,611 681,691  Turkmenistan 1 1.4
38 N/A Sichuan Province Chengdu  China 485,000 83,410,000[19]  Turkmenistan 5 170
39 Yukon Territory Whitehorse  Canada 482,443 40,854[7]  Turkmenistan 9 0.08
40 N/A Kufra District Al Jawf  Libya 479,160[17] 50,104  Cameroon 1 0.1
41 Kamchatka Krai Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky  Russia 472,300 315,557[1]  Cameroon 9 0.68
42 Magadan Oblast Magadan  Russia 461,400 144,091[1]  Papua New Guinea 10 0.34
43 N/A Heilongjiang Province Harbin  China 460,000 37,731,000[20]  Papua New Guinea 6 84
44 N/A Gansu Province Lanzhou  China 454,000 26,372,600[21]  Sweden 7 56
45 New Valley Governorate Kharga  Egypt 440,098 245,000[22]  Iraq 1 0.56
46 Zabaykalsky Krai Chita  Russia 431,500 1,072,806[1]  Iraq 11 2.6
47 N/A Karagandy Region Karagandy  Kazakhstan 427,982 1,378,863[23]  Iraq 1 3.2
48 N/A Adrar Province Adrar  Algeria 424,948 402,197 Iraq 2 0.95
49 State of California Sacramento

(Largest City: Los Angeles)

 United States 423,967 39,512,223 Iraq 3 93.2
50 Komi Republic Syktykvar Russia 415,900 901,189 Paraguay 12 2.2
Area in square kilometers Number of country subdivisions
2,000,000+ 5
1,500,000–1,999,999 5
1,000,000–1,499,999 7
500,000–999,999 20
428,000–499,999 13
Total 50
Country Number of subdivisions
Russia 12
Canada 9
China 7
Australia and Brazil 5
United States 3
Algeria 2
Denmark, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mali, Niger and Saudi Arabia 1
Total 50

Second-level list

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

Largest country subdivisions by area
Rank Subdivision flag Subdivision name Capital subdivision Country Area (km2) Population Country similar in area (km2) Rank in country Rank in Subdivison
1 none Qikiqtaaluk Region Iqaluit Nunavut Canada 989,879.35 18,988 Egypt 1 1
2 none Northeast Greenland National Park Unincorporated Areas Greenland [4] Kingdom of Denmark 972,000 No permanent population Egypt 1 1
3 Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Dudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 897,900 34,432 Pakistan 1 1
4 Evenkiysky District Tura Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 763,200 16,253 Chile 2 2
5 none Nord-du-Québec No seat Quebec Canada 747,191.93 44,561 Zambia 2 1
6 none Outback Communities Authority Port Augusta, Andamooka South Australia Australia 624,339 3,524 Central African Republic 1 1
7 none Al-Ahsa Governorate Al-Hofuf Eastern Province Saudi Arabia 534,000 1,063,112 Yemen 1 1
8 none Sermersooq Nuuk Greenland [4] Kingdom of Denmark 531,900 23,123 Yemen 2 1
9 none Avannaata Ilulissat Greenland [4] Kingdom of Denmark 522,700 10,726 Thailand 3 1
10 Yukon Territory[24] Whitehorse Yukon Canada 482,443 41,293 Cameroon 3 1
11 none Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Korla Xinjiang  China 472,472.1 1,278,486 Cameroon 1 1
12 none Nagqu Prefecture-level City Nagqu Tibet China 450,537 462,382 Papua New Guinea 2 1
13 none Kivalliq Region Rankin Inlet Nunavut Canada 444,621.71 10,413 Morocco[25] 4 2
14 none Kitikmeot Region Cambridge Bay Nunavut Canada 443,277.47 6,543 Morocco[25] 5 3
15 none Kenora District Kenora Ontario Canada 407,213.01 65,533 Sweden 6 1
16 none Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area No seat Alaska United States 382,810 5,230 Norway 1 1
17 none Shire of East Pilbara Newman Western Australia Australia 379,571 10,591 Japan 2 1
18 none Timbuktu Cercle Timbuktu Tombouctou Region Mali 347,488 124,546 Republic of the Congo 1 1
19 none Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Delingha Qinghai China 325,785 489,338 Malaysia 3 1
20 none Barkly Region Tennant Creek Northern Territory Australia 322,713 7,392 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 3 1
21 none Olenyoksky District Olenyok Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 318,000 4,127 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 4 1
22 none Ngari Prefecture Shiquanhe Tibet China 304,683 95,465 Italy 4 2
23 none Côte-Nord Baie-Comeau Quebec Canada 300,281.83 92,518 Philippines 6 2
24 none Bilma Department Bilma Agadez Region Niger 296,279 17,935 Philippines 1 1
25 Anadyrsky District Anadyr Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia 287,900 8,079 Philippines 6 1
26 none Central Desert Region Alice Springs Northern Territory Australia 281,312 4,208 Ecuador 7 1
27 none Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Yining Xinjiang China 268,778 [26] 4,582,500 [26] Gabon 8 1
28 none MacDonnell Region Alice Springs Northern Territory Australia 268,329 6,863 Gabon 7 2
29 none Alxa League Alxa Left Banner Inner Mongolia China 267,574 231,334 Gabon 9 3
30 none Hulunbuir Prefecture-level City Hailar District Inner Mongolia China 263,953 2,549,278 Gabon 10 4
31 none Hotan Prefecture Hotan Xinjiang China 247,800 2,014,362 Guinea 11 12
32 none North Slope Borough, Alaska Utqiaġvik Alaska United States 245,520 9,430 Guinea 2 2
33 none Bulunsky District Tiksi Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 223,600 9,054 Guyana 9 2
34 none Arlit Department Arlit Agadez Region Niger 216,744 105,025 Guyana 2 1
35 none Xilingol League Xilinhot Inner Mongolia China 211,866 1,028,022 Guyana 12 4
36 Turukhansky District Turukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 211,189 18,708 Guyana
37 none Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City,

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

 Newfoundland and Labrador Canada 199,703.36 24,639 Kyrgyzstan
38 none Jiuquan Prefecture-level City Suzhou District Gansu China 191,342 1,095,947 Syria
39 none Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Gyêgu Tibet China 188,794 378,439 Syria
40 none Roper Gulf Region Katherine Northern Territory Australia 185,210 7,397 Syria
41 none Shire of Wiluna Wiluna Western Australia Australia 182,155.8 742 Cambodia
42 none Shigatse Prefecture-level City Samzhubzê District Tibet China 182,000 703,292 Cambodia
43 none Shire of Laverton Laverton Western Australia Australia 179,797.8 1153 Cambodia
44 none Bilibinsky District Bilibino Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia 174,652 7,866 Uruguay
45 Tazovsky District Tazovsky Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 174,343.92 16,537 Uruguay
46 Zapolyarny District Iskateley Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 170,000 20,432 Uruguay
47 Ayano-Maysky District Ayan Khabarovsk Krai Russia 167,200 2,292 Suriname
48 Mirninsky District Mirny Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 165,800 38,802 Suriname
49 Olyokminsky District Olyokminsk Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 160,800 26,785 Tunisia
50 none Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Warburton Western Australia Australia 160,732.9 1,606 Tunisia

See also

Notes
  1. ""26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года"". Federal State Statistics Service. January 23, 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019-09-19). "Main Features - Estimated resident population". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  3. Includes the 897,900 km2 Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
  4. Greenland is a subdivision of the Kingdom of Denmark; it is uncertain whether Greenland is better classified as a sovereign state subdivision or as a country in its own right.
  5. If Greenland would be listed as a country its two largest municipalities (Sermersooq and Avannaata) should both be listed as numbers 35 and 37 with areas of 531,900 and 522,700 km2 respectively, being then the first order subdivision
  6. "Grønlands Statistik". www.stat.gl. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. Statistics Canada. ""Population by year of Canada of Canada and territories"". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. United States Census Bureau. ""Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018"".
  9. "[新疆]2018年新疆维吾尔自治区国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  10. "Population estimates for the Brazilian municipalities and Federation Units on July 1, 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2015.
  11. The area of the Northwest Territories in Canada was 3,439,296 km2, making it the world's largest subdivision, until 1999, when the territory of Nunavut was split off from the Northwest Territories.
  12. "2018年西藏自治区国民经济和社会发展统计公报". www.xzxw.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  13. "[内蒙古]2018年内蒙古国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  14. The Tyumen Oblast contains the Khanty–Mansi and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, but all three are considered to be federal subjects of Russia. The total area for the oblast (with autonomous okrugs included) is 1,433,270 km2.
  15. "[青海]2018年青海省国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  16. Including Nenets Autonomous Okrug
  17. These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
  18. "Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat 2008". 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  19. "[四川]2018年四川省国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  20. "[黑龙江]黑龙江省2018年国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  21. "[甘肃]2018年甘肃省国民经济和社会发展统计公报-01234分享". 01234.info. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  22. "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  23. "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей, городов, районов и районных центров и поселков".
  24. Yukon Territory has no census divisions, so the entire territory is counted as a single census division.
  25. Excluding Western Sahara
  26. Includes Tacheng and Altay prefectures, both under its administration.

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