List of the largest country subdivisions by area

This is a list of the 80 largest country subdivisions and dependent territories by area (including surface water) in square kilometres.

List of the 80 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 Rank in country Population density
(people per km2)
1 Sakha (Yakutia) Yakutsk  Russia 3,083,523 990,538[1] 1 0.32
2 Western Australia Perth  Australia 2,642,753 2,685,165[2] 1 1
3 Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk  Russia 2,366,797[3] 2,846,565[1] 2 1.2
4 Greenland Nuuk Kingdom of Denmark 2,166,086[4][5] 56,081[6] 1 0.028
5 Nunavut Iqaluit  Canada 2,038,722 39,589[7] 1 0.02
6 Queensland Brisbane  Australia 1,851,736 5,240,520[2] 2 2.83
7 Alaska Juneau
(Largest city: Anchorage)		  United States 1,717,854 733,391[8] 1 0.42
8 N/A Xinjiang Ürümqi  China 1,664,897 25,852,345[9] 1 15.5
9 Amazonas Manaus  Brazil 1,559,167 4,269,995[10] 1 2.73
10 Quebec Quebec City

(Largest city: Montreal)

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

(Largest city: Baotou)

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

(Largest city: Vancouver)

  Canada 944,735 5,249,635[7] 5 5.41
19 Mato Grosso Cuiabá  Brazil 903,207 3,567,234[13] 3 3.94
20 New South Wales Sydney  Australia 809,952 8,186,789[2] 5 10.1
21 Khabarovsk Khabarovsk  Russia 787,633 1,298,233[1] 3 1.65
22 Irkutsk Irkutsk  Russia 774,876 2,356,542[1] 4 3.04
23 Yamalia Salekhard

(Largest city: Noyabrsk)

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

(Largest city: Houston)

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

(Largest city: Calgary)

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

(Largest city: Saskatoon)

  Canada 651,900 1,180,867[7] 7 1.91
31 Manitoba Winnipeg  Canada 649,950 1,386,333[7] 8 2.13
32 Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte  Brazil 586,514 21,411,923[16] 4 36.5
33 Bahia Salvador  Brazil 564,760 14,985,284[17] 5 26.5
34 N/A Tamanrasset Tamanrasset  Algeria 556,200[18] 204,540[19][20] 1 0.34
35 Khantia–Mansia Khanty-Mansiysk

(Largest city: Surgut)

  Russia 534,801[14] 1,702,452[1] 7 3.18
36 N/A Sichuan Chengdu  China 485,000 83,674,866[9] 5 172.5
37 Yukon Whitehorse  Canada 482,443 43,095[7] 9 0.08
38 N/A Kufra Al Jawf  Libya 479,160[18] 50,104[21] 1 0.1
39 Kamchatka Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky  Russia 464,275 312,337[1] 8 0.67
40 Magadan Magadan  Russia 462,464 137,529[1] 9 0.3
41 N/A Heilongjiang Harbin  China 460,000 31,850,088[9] 6 69.2
42 N/A Gansu Lanzhou  China 454,000 25,019,831[9] 7 55.1
43 N/A Taoudénit Taoudénit  Mali 440,176 18,160[22] 1 0.041
44 New Valley (El Wadi El Gedid) Kharga  Egypt 440,098 256,088[23][24] 1 0.58
45 Zabaykalsky Chita  Russia 431,892 1,042,993[1] 10 2.41
46 Karaganda Karaganda  Kazakhstan 427,982 1,378,863[25] 1 3.2
47 N/A Adrar Adrar  Algeria 424,948 402,197[19] 2 0.95
48 California Sacramento

(Largest city: Los Angeles)

 United States United States 423,967 39,538,223[8] 3 93.2
49 Komi Syktyvkar Russia Russia 416,774 803,208[1] 11 1.93
50 Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk  Russia 413,103[26] 978,873[1] 12 2.37
51 N/A Riyadh Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 412,000 8,216,284 2 2.76
52 N/A Yunnan Kunming  China 394,000 47,209,277 8 123.20
53 Montana Helena

(Largest City:Billings)

  United States 380,838 1,085,407 4 7.09
54 Newfoundland and Labrador St. John’  Canada 373,872 510,550 10 1.37
55 Northern Cape Kimberley (Largest City:Upington)  South Africa 372,889 1,292,786 1 3.1
56 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 370,621 3,370,100 1 9.1
57 Loreto Iquitos  Peru 368,851 1,027,559 1 2.8
58 Amur Blagoveshchensk  Russia 363,700 830,103 13 2.3
59 Mato Grosso do Sul Campo Grande  Brazil 357,124 2,778,986 6 6.9
60 Oromia Addis Ababa  Ethiopia 353,690 35,467,001 1 66.5
61 Buryatia Ulan Ude  Russia 351,334 978,588 14 2.79
62 N/A Murzuq Murzuk  Libya 349,790 78,621 2 0.22
63 N/A Northern State Dongola  Sudan 348,765 833,743 1 2.59
64 Balochistan Quetta  Pakistan 347,190 12,335,129 1 36
65 Rajasthan Jaipur  India 342,239 68,548,437 1 200
66 Goiás Goiânia  Brazil 340,086 7,018,354 7 18
67 Maranhão Sao Luis  Brazil 331,983 7,075,181 8 20
68 Tomsk Tomsk  Russia 316,900 1,078,280 15 3.3
69 New Mexico Santa Fe (Largest City:Albuquerque)  United States 314,915 2,117,522 5 17.2
70 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal (Largest City:Indore)  India 308,245 72,626,809 2 240
71 Maharashtra Mumbai  India 307,713 112,374,333 3 370
72 Buenos Aires La Plata  Argentina 307,571 17,569,053 1 57
73 N/A Aktobe Aktobe  Kazakhstan 300,629 909,673 2 3.0
74 North Darfur Al-Fashir  Sudan 296,420 1,583,179 2 5.0
75 Arizona Phoenix  United States 295,234 7,151,502 6 57
76 Nevada Carson City (Largest City:Las Vegas)  United States 286,382 3,104,614 7 26.8
77 N/A Illizi Illizi  Algeria 285,000 52,333 3 0.18
78 N/A East Kazakhstan Oskemen  Kazakhstan 283,226 1,369,597 3 4.8
79 Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre  Brazil 281,707 11,422,973 9 41
80 Somali Jijiga  Ethiopia 328,068 11,748,998 2 31
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 18
412,999–499,999 15
Total 60
Country Number of subdivisions
Russia 15
Canada 10
Brazil 9
China 8
United States 7
Australia 5
Algeria, India and Kazakhstan 3
Ethiopia, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Sudan 2
Argentina, Bolivia, Denmark, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Peru and South Africa 1
Total 80

Second-level list

Second-level divisions are those under first level (provinces, regions, 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 Rank in country Rank in subdivision
1 none Qikiqtaaluk Iqaluit Nunavut Nunavut Canada Canada 989,879.35 18,988 1 1
2 none Northeast Greenland Unincorporated Areas Greenland Greenland[4] Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 972,000 No permanent population 1 1
3 Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky Dudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Russia Russia 897,900 34,432 1 1
4 Evenkiysky Tura Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Russia Russia 763,200 16,253 2 2
5 none Nord-du-Québec No seat Quebec Quebec Canada Canada 747,191.93 44,561 2 1
6 none Outback Communities Authority Port Augusta South Australia South Australia Australia Australia 624,339 3,524 1 1
7 none Al-Ahsa Al-Hofuf Eastern Province Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 534,000 1,063,112 1 1
8 none Sermersooq Nuuk Greenland Greenland[4] Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 531,900 23,123 2 2
9 none Avannaata Ilulissat Greenland Greenland[4] Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 522,700 10,726 3 3
10 Yukon[27] Whitehorse Yukon Yukon Canada Canada 482,443 41,293 3 1
11 none Bayingolin Korla Xinjiang  China 472,472.1 1,278,486 1 1
12 none Nagqu Nagqu Xizang China China 450,537 462,382 2 1
13 none Kivalliq Rankin Inlet Nunavut Nunavut Canada Canada 444,621.71 10,413 4 2
14 none Kitikmeot Cambridge Bay Nunavut Nunavut Canada Canada 443,277.47 6,543 5 3
15 none Kenora Kenora Ontario Ontario Canada Canada 407,213.01 65,533 6 1
16 none Yukon-Koyukuk No seat Alaska Alaska United States United States 382,810 5,230 1 1
17 none East Pilbara Newman Western Australia Western Australia Australia Australia 379,571 10,591 2 1
18 none Timbuktu Cercle Timbuktu Tombouctou Mali Mali 347,488 124,546 1 1
19 none Haixi Delingha Qinghai China China 325,785 489,338 3 1
20 none Barkly Tennant Creek Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Australia 322,713 7,392 3 1
21 Olenyoksky Olenyok Yakutia Sakha Russia Russia 318,000 4,127 3 1
22 none Ngari Shiquanhe Xizang China China 304,683 95,465 4 2
23 none Côte-Nord Baie-Comeau Quebec Quebec Canada Canada 300,281.83 92,518 7 2
24 none Bilma Bilma Agadez Niger Niger 296,279 17,935 1 1
25 Anadyrsky Anadyr Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Russia Russia 287,900 8,079 4 1
26 none Central Desert Alice Springs Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Australia 281,312 4,208 4 2
27 none Ili Kazakh Yining Xinjiang China China 268,778 [28] 4,582,500 [28] 5 2
28 none MacDonnell Alice Springs Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Australia 268,329 6,863 5 3
29 none Alxa Alxa Left Banner Inner Mongolia China China 267,574 231,334 6 1
30 none Hulunbuir Hailar Inner Mongolia China China 263,953 2,549,278 7 2
31 none Hotan Hotan Xinjiang China China 247,800 2,014,362 8 3
32 none North Slope Utqiaġvik Alaska Alaska United States United States 245,520 9,430 2 2
33 Bulunsky Tiksi Yakutia Sakha Russia Russia 223,600 9,054 5 2
34 none Arlit Arlit Agadez Niger Niger 216,744 105,025 2 2
35 none Xilingol Xilinhot Inner Mongolia China China 211,866 1,028,022 9 3
36 Turukhansky Turukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Russia Russia 211,189 18,708 6 3
37 none Division No. 10 Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Canada 199,703.36 24,639 8 1
38 none Jiuquan Suzhou Gansu China China 191,342 1,095,947 10 1
39 none Yushu Gyêgu Qinghai China China 188,794 378,439 11 2
40 none Roper Gulf Katherine Northern Territory Northern Territory Australia Australia 185,210 7,397 6 4
41 none Wiluna Wiluna Western Australia Western Australia Australia Australia 182,155.8 742 7 2
42 none Shigatse Samzhubzê Xizang China China 182,000 703,292 12 3
43 none Laverton Laverton Western Australia Western Australia Australia Australia 179,797.8 1153 8 3
44 none Bilibinsky Bilibino Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Russia Russia 174,652 7,866 7 2
45 Tazovsky Tazovsky Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalia Russia Russia 174,343.92 16,537 8 1
46 Zapolyarny Iskateley Nenets Autonomous Okrug Nenets Russia Russia 170,000 20,432 9 1
47 Ayano-Maysky Ayan Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Russia Russia 167,200 2,292 10 1
48 Mirninsky Mirny Yakutia Sakha Russia Russia 165,800 38,802 11 3
49 Olyokminsky Olyokminsk Yakutia Sakha Russia Russia 160,800 26,785 12 4
50 none Ngaanyatjarraku Warburton Western Australia Western Australia Australia Australia 160,732.9 1,606 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 the 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. "Minas Gerais | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  17. "Bahia | Cidades e Estados | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  18. These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
  19. as of 2008
  20. "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.
  21. as of 2006
  22. as of 2009
  23. "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". www.capmas.gov.eg. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  24. "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  25. "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей, городов, районов и районных центров и поселков".
  26. The Arkhangelsk Oblast contains the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, but both are considered to be federal subjects of Russia. The total area for the oblast (with the autonomous okrug included) is 587,400 km2.
  27. Yukon Territory has no census divisions, so the entire territory is counted as a single census division.
  28. Includes Tacheng and Altay prefectures, both under its administration.

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