List of Chinese 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. The areas are given in square kilometers.
NOTE: The following figures are from different sources and may not be completely accurate. Please make appropriate changes if you note any errors.
| Rank | Administrative Division | Area (km²) | Area (sq mi) | National Share (%) | Comparable Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Total | 9,630,960 | 3,718,530 | - | - |
| 1 | Xinjiang | 1,660,000 | 640,900 | 17.23 |  Iran |
| 2 | Xizang | 1,228,400 | 474,300 | 12.75 |  South Africa |
| 3 | Nei Mongol | 1,183,000 | 456,800 | 12.28 | South Africa |
| 4 | Qinghai | 721,000 | 278,400 | 7.48 |  Zambia |
| 5 | Sichuan | 485,000 | 187,300 | 5.03 |  Turkmenistan |
| 6 | Heilongjiang | 460,000 | 177,600 | 4.77 |  Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | Gansu | 454,000 | 175,300 | 4.71 |  Sweden |
| 8 | Yunnan | 394,100 | 152,200 | 4.09 |  Zimbabwe |
| 9 | Guangxi | 236,700 | 91,400 | 2.45 |  Laos |
| 10 | Hunan | 211,800 | 81,800 | 2.19 |  Oman |
| 11 | Shaanxi | 205,800 | 79,500 | 2.13 |  Belarus |
| 12 | Hebei | 187,700 | 72,500 | 1.94 |  Syria |
| 13 | Jilin | 187,400 | 72,400 | 1.94 | Syria |
| 14 | Hubei | 185,900 | 71,800 | 1.93 | Syria |
| 15 | Guangdong | 177,900 | 68,700 | 1.84 |  Uruguay |
| 16 | Guizhou | 176,100 | 68,000 | 1.82 | Uruguay |
| 17 | Henan | 167,000 | 64,500 | 1.73 |  Tunisia |
| 18 | Jiangxi | 166,900 | 64,400 | 1.73 | Tunisia |
| 19 | Shanxi | 156,800 | 60,540 | 1.62 |  Suriname |
| 20 | Shandong | 156,700 | 60,500 | 1.62 | Suriname |
| 21 | Liaoning | 145,900 | 56,300 | 1.51 |  Bangladesh |
| 22 | Anhui | 139,400 | 53,800 | 1.44 |  Tajikistan |
| 23 | Fujian | 121,400 | 46,900 | 1.26 |  Eritrea |
| 24 | Jiangsu | 102,600 | 39,600 | 1.06 |  Iceland |
| 25 | Zhejiang | 101,800 | 39,300 | 1.05 | Iceland |
| 26 | Chongqing | 82,300 | 31,800 | 0.85 |  United Arab Emirates |
| 27 | Ningxia | 66,000 | 25,500 | 0.68 |  Sri Lanka |
| 28 | Hainan | 33,920 | 13,100 | 0.35 |  Moldova |
| 29 | Beijing | 16,808 | 6,490 | 0.17 |  Swaziland |
| 30 | Tianjin | 11,920 | 4,602 | 0.12 |  Falkland Islands |
| 31 | Shanghai | 6,340 | 2,448 | 0.065 |  Palestine |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 1,104 | 422 | 0.011 |  Martinique |
| 33 | Macau | 29 | 10 | 0.00028 |  Tuvalu |
