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
(and largest city if different)		 Country Area (km2) Population Comparable country by area Rank in country Population density
(people per km2)
1 Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Yakutsk  Russia 3,083,523 990,538[1]  India 1 0.32
2 State of Western Australia Perth  Australia 2,642,753 2,685,165[2]  Kazakhstan 1 1
3 Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk  Russia 2,366,797[3] 2,846,565[1]  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 1.2
4 Greenland Nuuk Kingdom of Denmark 2,166,086[4][5] 56,081[6]  Saudi Arabia 1 0.028
5 Territory of Nunavut Iqaluit  Canada 2,038,722 39,589[7]  Mexico 1 0.02
6 State of Queensland Brisbane  Australia 1,851,736 5,240,520[2]  Sudan 2 2.83
7 State of Alaska Juneau
(Largest city: Anchorage)		  United States 1,717,854 733,391[8]  Libya 1 0.42
8 N/A Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Ürümqi  China 1,664,897 25,852,345[9]  Iran 1 15.5
9 State of Amazonas Manaus  Brazil 1,559,167 4,269,995[10]  Mongolia 1 2.73
10 Province of Quebec Quebec City

(Largest city: Montreal)

  Canada 1,542,056 8,631,147[7]  Mongolia 2 6.23
11 Northern Territory Darwin  Australia 1,419,630 245,865[2]  Mongolia 3 0.17
12 Northwest Territories Yellowknife  Canada 1,346,106[11] 45,515[7]  Peru 3 0.03
13 State of Pará Belém  Brazil 1,245,870 8,777,124[12]  Angola 2 7.04
14 N/A Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa  China 1,228,400 3,648,100[9]  South Africa 2 2.96
15 N/A Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Hohhot

(Largest city: Baotou)

  China 1,183,000 24,049,155[9]  Colombia 3 20.3
16 Province of Ontario Toronto  Canada 1,076,395 14,915,270[7]  Bolivia 4 15.94
17 State of South Australia Adelaide  Australia 1,044,353 1,772,787[2]  Mauritania 4 1.7
18 Province of British Columbia Victoria

(Largest city: Vancouver)

  Canada 944,735 5,249,635[7]  Tanzania 5 5.41
19 State of Mato Grosso Cuiabá  Brazil 903,207 3,567,234[13]  Venezuela 3 3.94
20 State of New South Wales Sydney  Australia 809,952 8,186,789[2]  Mozambique 5 10.1
21 Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk  Russia 787,633 1,298,233[1]  Turkey 3 1.65
22 Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk  Russia 774,876 2,356,542[1]  Chile 4 3.04
23 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Salekhard

(Largest city: Noyabrsk)

  Russia 769,250[14] 552,788[1]  Zambia 5 0.72
24 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyr  Russia 721,481 50,294[1]  Zambia 6 0.07
25 N/A Qinghai Province Xining  China 721,000 5,923,957[9]  Zambia 4 8.2
26 State of Texas Austin

(Largest city: Houston)

  United States 696,241 29,145,505[8]  Myanmar 2 41.86
27 N/A Eastern Province Dammam  Saudi Arabia 672,522 5,148,598[15]  Myanmar 1 7.65
28 N/A Agadez Region Agadez  Niger 667,799 566,447  Somalia 1 0.85
29 Province of Alberta Edmonton

(Largest city: Calgary)

  Canada 661,848 4,464,170[7]  Afghanistan 6 6.66
30 Province of Saskatchewan Regina

(Largest city: Saskatoon)

  Canada 651,900 1,180,867[7]  Afghanistan 7 1.91
31 Province of Manitoba Winnipeg  Canada 649,950 1,386,333[7]  France 8 2.13
32 Arkhangelsk Oblast[16] Arkhangelsk  Russia 589,913 1,113,155[1]  Madagascar 7 1.89
33 State of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte  Brazil 586,514 21,411,923[17]  Madagascar 4 36.5
34 State of Bahia Salvador  Brazil 564,760 14,985,284[18]  Kenya 5 26.5
35 N/A Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset  Algeria 556,200[19] 204,540[20][21]  Kenya 1 0.34
36 Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansiysk

(Largest city: Surgut)

  Russia 534,801[14] 1,702,452[1]  Yemen 8 3.18
37 N/A Tombouctou Region Timbuktu  Mali 496,611 681,691[22]  Turkmenistan 1 1.4
38 N/A Sichuan Province Chengdu  China 485,000 83,674,866[9]  Turkmenistan 5 172.5
39 Yukon Territory Whitehorse  Canada 482,443 43,095[7]  Turkmenistan 9 0.08
40 N/A Kufra District Al Jawf  Libya 479,160[19] 50,104[23]  Cameroon 1 0.1
41 Kamchatka Krai Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky  Russia 464,275 312,337[1]  Cameroon 9 0.67
42 Magadan Oblast Magadan  Russia 462,464 137,529[1]  Papua New Guinea 10 0.3
43 N/A Heilongjiang Province Harbin  China 460,000 31,850,088[9]  Papua New Guinea 6 69.2
44 N/A Gansu Province Lanzhou  China 454,000 25,019,831[9]  Sweden 7 55.1
45 New Valley Governorate Kharga  Egypt 440,098 256,088[24][25]  Iraq 1 0.58
46 Zabaykalsky Krai Chita  Russia 431,892 1,042,993[1]  Iraq 11 2.41
47 Karaganda Region Karaganda  Kazakhstan 427,982 1,378,863[26]  Iraq 1 3.2
48 N/A Adrar Province Adrar  Algeria 424,948 402,197[20] Iraq 2 0.95
49 State of California Sacramento

(Largest city: Los Angeles)

 United States 423,967 39,538,223[8] Iraq 3 93.2
50 Komi Republic Syktykvar Russia 416,774 803,208[1] Paraguay 12 1.93
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 19
415,900–499,999 14
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 (provinces, regions, and states etc.) and they are cities, counties or districts, 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 Rank in country Rank in subdivision
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 2
9 none Avannaata Ilulissat Greenland[4] Kingdom of Denmark 522,700 10,726 Thailand 3 3
10 Yukon Territory[27] 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[28] 4 2
14 none Kitikmeot Region Cambridge Bay Nunavut Canada 443,277.47 6,543 Morocco[28] 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 Olenyoksky District Olenyok Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 318,000 4,127 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 3 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 7 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 4 1
26 none Central Desert Region Alice Springs Northern Territory Australia 281,312 4,208 Ecuador 4 2
27 none Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Yining Xinjiang China 268,778 [29] 4,582,500 [29] Gabon 5 2
28 none MacDonnell Region Alice Springs Northern Territory Australia 268,329 6,863 Gabon 5 3
29 none Alxa League Alxa Left Banner Inner Mongolia China 267,574 231,334 Gabon 6 1
30 none Hulunbuir Prefecture-level City Hailar District Inner Mongolia China 263,953 2,549,278 Gabon 7 2
31 none Hotan Prefecture Hotan Xinjiang China 247,800 2,014,362 Guinea 8 3
32 none North Slope Borough, Alaska Utqiaġvik Alaska United States 245,520 9,430 Guinea 2 2
33 Bulunsky District Tiksi Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 223,600 9,054 Guyana 5 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 8 3
36 Turukhansky District Turukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 211,189 18,708 Guyana 6 3
37 none Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City,

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

 Newfoundland and Labrador Canada 199,703.36 24,639 Kyrgyzstan 8 1
38 none Jiuquan Prefecture-level City Suzhou District Gansu China 191,342 1,095,947 Syria 9 1
39 none Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Gyêgu Tibet China 188,794 378,439 Syria 10 3
40 none Roper Gulf Region Katherine Northern Territory Australia 185,210 7,397 Syria 6 4
41 none Shire of Wiluna Wiluna Western Australia Australia 182,155.8 742 Cambodia 7 2
42 none Shigatse Prefecture-level City Samzhubzê District Tibet China 182,000 703,292 Cambodia 11 4
43 none Shire of Laverton Laverton Western Australia Australia 179,797.8 1153 Cambodia 8 3
44 none Bilibinsky District Bilibino Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia 174,652 7,866 Uruguay 7 2
45 Tazovsky District Tazovsky Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 174,343.92 16,537 Uruguay 8 1
46 Zapolyarny District Iskateley Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 170,000 20,432 Uruguay 9 1
47 Ayano-Maysky District Ayan Khabarovsk Krai Russia 167,200 2,292 Suriname 10 1
48 Mirninsky District Mirny Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 165,800 38,802 Suriname 11 3
49 Olyokminsky District Olyokminsk Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Russia 160,800 26,785 Tunisia 12 4
50 none Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Warburton Western Australia Australia 160,732.9 1,606 Tunisia 9 4

See also

Notes
  1. Federal State Statistics Service (January 30, 2022). ""Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации"".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "National, state and territory population, September 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  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. Statistical Greenland. ""Population and Population Growth 1901-2020"". Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-03-17). "Population estimates, quarterly". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. United States Census Bureau. ""Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to April 1, 2020"" (PDF).
  9. "Main Data of the Seventh National Population Census". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  10. "Amazonas | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  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. "Pará | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  13. "Mato Grosso | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  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. General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). ""السكان في المنطقة الشرقية حسب الجنس وفئات العمر والجنسية (سعوديون / غير سعوديين)" (in Arabic)".
  16. Including Nenets Autonomous Okrug
  17. "Minas Gerais | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  18. "Bahia | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  19. These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
  20. as of 2008
  21. "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.
  22. as of 2009
  23. as of 2006
  24. "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  25. "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  26. "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей, городов, районов и районных центров и поселков".
  27. Yukon Territory has no census divisions, so the entire territory is counted as a single census division.
  28. Excluding Western Sahara
  29. Includes Tacheng and Altay prefectures, both under its administration.

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