List of Chinese administrative divisions by area
For the administrative divisions governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), see List of Republic of China administrative divisions by area.
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This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their total area.
| Rank | Administrative Division | Area (km²) | Area (sq mi) | National Share (%) | Comparable Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xinjiang | 1,664,897 | 640,900 | 17.23 |  Iran |
| 2 | Tibet | 1,228,400 | 474,300 | 12.75 |  South Africa |
| 3 | Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu) | 1,155,092 | 456,800 | 12.28 |  Colombia |
| 4 | Qinghai | 721,000 | 278,400 | 7.48 |  Zambia |
| 5 | Sichuan | 485,000 | 187,300 | 5.03 |  Turkmenistan |
| 6 | Heilongjiang | 452,645 | 177,600 | 4.77 |  Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | Gansu | 454,000 | 175,300 | 4.71 |  Sweden |
| 8 | Yunnan | 383,194 | 152,200 | 4.09 |  Zimbabwe |
| 9 | Guangxi | 237,558 | 91,400 | 2.45 |  Laos |
| 10 | Hunan | 211,855 | 81,800 | 2.19 |  Guyana |
| 11 | Shaanxi | 205,800 | 79,500 | 2.13 |  Belarus |
| 12 | Hebei | 188,434 | 72,500 | 1.94 |  Kyrgyzstan |
| 13 | Hubei | 185,888 | 71,800 | 1.93 |  Senegal |
| 14 | Jilin | 184,400 | 72,400 | 1.94 |  Syria |
| 15 | Guangdong | 179,757 | 68,700 | 1.84 |  Cambodia |
| 16 | Guizhou | 176,153 | 68,000 | 1.82 |  Uruguay |
| 17 | Jiangxi | 166,894 | 64,400 | 1.73 |  Tunisia |
| 18 | Henan | 165,536 | 64,500 | 1.73 |  Suriname |
| 19 | Shanxi | 156,711 | 60,540 | 1.62 |  Nepal |
| 20 | Shandong | 156,700 | 60,500 | 1.62 |  Bangladesh |
| 21 | Liaoning | 148,064 | 56,300 | 1.51 |  Tajikistan |
| 22 | Anhui | 140,126 | 53,800 | 1.44 |  Greece |
| 23 | Fujian | 124,016 | 46,900 | 1.26 |  North Korea |
| 24 | Zhejiang | 104,141 | 40,209 | 1.08 |  Iceland |
| 25 | Jiangsu | 102,600 | 39,600 | 1.06 |  South Korea |
| 26 | Chongqing | 82,269 | 31,800 | 0.85 |  United Arab Emirates |
| 27 | Ningxia | 66,000 | 25,500 | 0.68 |  Sri Lanka |
| 28 | Hainan | 35,354 | 13,100 | 0.35 |  Moldova |
| 29 | Beijing | 16,411 | 6,490 | 0.17 |  Swaziland |
| 30 | Tianjin | 11,917 | 4,602 | 0.12 |  Vanuatu |
| 31 | Shanghai | 6,340 | 2,448 | 0.065 |  Brunei |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 1,104 | 422 | 0.011 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
| 33 | Macau | 30 | 10 | 0.00028 |  Tuvalu |
| — | People's Republic of China | 9,630,960 | 3,718,530 | 100 |  United States |
Notes
- The following figures are from different sources and may not be completely accurate.