List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 250 to 1,000 square kilometers
This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area.[1] Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. There is intentional overlap among the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
Orkney Islands | 992 | Island area of Scotland. |
Thurgau | 991 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Punaka | 977 | Third smallest district of Bhutan. |
Ang Thong Province | 968 | Province of Thailand. |
Incheon | 965 | Second largest metropolitan city of South Korea. |
Sao Tome and Principe | 964 | Country in Africa. |
Marinduque | 952.58 | Province of the Philippines. |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 948 | British Overseas Territory in the West Indies. Area includes protected waters. |
Hung Yen Province | 923.5 | Province of Vietnam. |
Hanoi (municipality) | 921.8 | Third smallest province of Vietnam. |
County Dublin | 921 | A county in the Leinster province of the Republic of Ireland. |
Canton of Schwyz | 908 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Islamabad Capital Territory | 906 | Smallest province of Pakistan. |
Luxembourg | 904 | District of Luxembourg. |
County Carlow | 896 | A county in the Leinster province of the Republic of Ireland. |
Temotu Province | 895 | Third smallest province of the Solomon Islands. |
Berlin | 892 | City-state of Germany. |
Daegu | 886 | Third largest metropolitan city of South Korea. |
San Salvador | 886 | Second smallest department of El Salvador. |
Newry and Mourne | 886 | Third largest district of Northern Ireland. |
North Ayrshire | 884 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Torba Province | 882 | Smallest province of Vanuatu. |
Trelawny Parish | 874.6 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Samut Sakhon Province | 872 | Province of Thailand. |
Harare | 872 | Independent city of Zimbabwe. |
City of Sihanoukville | 868 | Self-governing city of Cambodia. |
Sevastopol City | 864 | Independent city of Ukraine second smallest political subdivision of Ukraine. |
Strabane | 861 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Ha Nam Province | 859.7 | Second smallest province of Vietnam. |
Haifa District | 854 | Third smallest District of Israel. |
Zanzibar Central/South | 854 | Region of Tanzania. |
Monmouthshire | 851 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Denbighshire | 844 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Mwaro Province | 840 | Third smallest province of Burundi. |
Orkhon Province | 840 | Smallest aimag of Mongolia. |
Kiev City | 839 | Independent city of Ukraine; smallest political subdivision of Ukraine. |
Canton of Jura | 838 | Canton of Switzerland. |
North Lincolnshire | 833 | Unitary authority of England. |
Manchester Parish | 830.1 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Madeira | 828 | Autonomous Region of Portugal. |
Durrës County | 827 | Second smallest county of Albania. |
Bac Ninh Province | 823.1 | Smallest province of Vietnam. |
Sing Buri Province | 823 | Province of Thailand. |
County Louth | 820 | A county in the Leinster province of the Republic of Ireland. |
Portland Parish | 814 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Perlis | 810 | Smallest state of Malaysia. |
Algiers Province | 809 | Province of Algeria. |
Westmoreland Parish | 807 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Canton of Neuchâtel | 803 | Canton of Switzerland. |
City of Pailin | 803 | Self-governing city of Cambodia. |
Netherlands Antilles | 800 | Country in Caribbean. Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin). |
Canton of Solothurn | 791 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Kuna de Wargandí | 775 | Smallest province of Panama. |
Dungannon | 763 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Busan | 760 | Metropolitan city of South Korea. |
'Adan Governorate | 760 | Smallest governorate of Yemen. |
Cuscatlán | 756 | Smallest department of El Salvador. |
Hamburg | 755 | City-state of Germany. |
Namp'o-si | 753 | Special city of North Korea. |
Dominica | 751 | Country in the Caribbean. |
Tonga | 747 | Country in Oceania. |
Saint Thomas Parish | 742.8 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Međimurje | 729 | Second smallest county of Croatia. |
Kiribati | 726 | Country in Oceania. Includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands. |
Anglesey | 719 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Lezhë County | 714 | Smallest county of Albania. |
West Berkshire | 704 | Unitary authority of England. |
Federated States of Micronesia | 702 | Country in Oceania. Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie). |
Muramvya Province | 696 | Second smallest province of Burundi. |
Bahrain | 694 | Country in Middle East. |
Canton of Glarus | 685 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Nairobi Province | 684 | Smallest Province of Kenya. |
Nairobi Province | 684 | Municipal province of Kenya. |
Singapore | 683 | Country in Asia. UN figure is as of 2004. Official area in 2006 is 704 km2. |
Aswan Governorate | 679 | Governorate of Egypt. |
East Lothian | 678 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Yalova Province | 674 | Smallest province of Turkey. |
Rennell and Bellona Province | 671 | Second smallest province of the Solomon Islands. |
Niamey Department | 670 | Smallest department of Niger. |
Armagh | 667 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Jakarta Special Capital Region | 662 | Smallest province of Indonesia. |
Tsirang | 641 | Second smallest district of Bhutan. |
Zagreb County (Grad Zagreb) | 641 | Smallest county of Croatia. |
Down | 638 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Ballymena | 634 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Jerusalem District | 627 | Second smallest District of Israel. |
Nongbua Lamphu Province | 622 | Third smallest province of Thailand. |
Metro Manila | 616.28 | Municipality of the Philippines. |
Central Province | 615 | Smallest province of the Solomon Islands. |
Masaya | 611 | Smallest region of Nicaragua. |
Saint Mary Parish | 610.5 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Territoire de Belfort | 609 | Department of France. |
Seoul | 606 | Capital metropolitan city of South Korea. |
Guimaras | 604.57 | Province of the Philippines. |
Maputo City | 602 | Capital city province of Mozambique. |
Saint James Parish | 594.9 | Parish of Jamaica. |
Damietta Governorate | 589 | Governorate of Egypt. |
Limavady | 585 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Doncaster | 581 | Metropolitan borough of England. |
Pemba North | 574 | Region of Tanzania. |
Isle of Man | 572 | Crown dependency of the UK. |
Magherafelt | 562 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Leeds | 562 | Metropolitan borough (city) of England. |
Dakar Region | 550 | Smallest region of Senegal. |
Guam | 549 | Country in Organized unincorporated territory of the USA. |
Phuket Province | 543 | Second smallest province of Thailand. |
Guam | 541 | Territory of the United States. |
Daejeon | 540 | Second smallest metropolitan city of South Korea. |
Saint Lucia | 539 | Country in the Caribbean. |
Biliran | 536.01 | Province of the Philippines. |
Addis Ababa | 530 | Chartered city region of Ethiopia. |
Montevideo Department | 530 | Smallest department of Uruguay. |
Grevenmacher | 525 | Smallest district of Luxembourg. |
Yangon Region | 521 | Smallest region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
Pemagatshel | 518 | Smallest district of Bhutan. |
Basel-Landschaft | 518 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Cookstown | 512 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Gwangju | 501 | Smallest metropolitan city of South Korea. |
Wrexham | 499 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
South Gloucestershire | 497 | Unitary authority of England. |
Moyle | 494 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Brčko District | 493 | Administrative unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Pondicherry | 492 | Union Territory of India. |
Obwalden | 491 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 491 | Union Territory of India. |
Bulawayo | 479 | Independent city of Zimbabwe. |
Coleraine | 478 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Northern Mariana Islands | 477 | Territory of the United States. |
North Lanarkshire | 474 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Zanzibar North | 470 | Region of Tanzania. |
Andorra | 468 | Country in Europe. |
Sacatepéquez | 465 | Smallest department of Guatemala. |
Northern Mariana Islands | 464 | Commonwealth in political union with the USA. Includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. |
Palau | 459 | Country in Oceania. |
Seychelles | 455 | Country in Africa. |
Oslo | 454 | County of Norway. |
Hanover Parish | 450.4 | Third smallest parish of Jamaica. |
Nelson | 444 | Unitary authority and smallest region of New Zealand. |
Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | Country in the Caribbean. Includes Redonda, 1.6 km2. |
Neath Port Talbot | 441 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Banbridge | 441 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Flintshire | 437 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Lisburn | 436 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Venezuelan Capital District (Distrito Capital) | 433 | Smallest state of Venezuela. |
Saint Andrew Parish | 430.7 | Second smallest parish of Jamaica. |
Barbados | 430 | Country in the Caribbean. |
West Lothian | 425 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Rhondda Cynon Taff | 424 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Ballymoney | 417 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Samut Songkhram Province | 417 | Smallest province of Thailand. |
Vienna | 415 | Smallest state of Austria. |
Kirklees | 410 | Metropolitan borough of England. |
Antrim | 405 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Bremen | 404 | Smallest city-state of Germany. |
Rutland | 394 | Unitary authority of England. |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 388 | Country in the Caribbean. |
Federal Territory | 381.65 | Locally known as "Wilayah Persekutuan". Encompasses Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. |
Isle of Wight | 380 | Unitary authority of England. |
San‘a’ | 380 | City-governorate of Yemen. |
Swansea | 378 | Unitary authority (city) of Wales. |
North Somerset | 375 | Unitary authority of England. |
Derry | 373 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Ards | 368 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Sheffield | 367 | Metropolitan borough (city) of England. |
Bradford | 366 | Metropolitan borough (city) of England. |
Calderdale | 363 | Metropolitan borough of England. |
Midlothian | 356 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Bath and North East Somerset | 351 | Unitary authority of England. |
Tbilisi | 350 | Capital region of Georgia. |
United States Virgin Islands | 347 | Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA in the Caribbean. |
Pohnpei | 346 | Largest state of the Federated States of Micronesia. |
Grenada | 344 | Country in the Caribbean. |
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela | 342 | Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela. |
Siquijor | 337.49 | Third smallest province of the Philippines. |
Vale of Glamorgan | 337 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Larne | 337 | District of Northern Ireland. |
City of Kep | 335.8 | Self-governing city of Cambodia. |
Wakefield | 333 | Metropolitan borough (city) of England. |
Peterborough | 333 | Unitary authority of England. |
Pemba South | 332 | Region of Tanzania. |
Barnsley | 328 | Metropolitan borough of England. |
Malta | 316 | Country in Europe. |
Harari Region | 311 | Smallest region of Ethiopia. |
Riga | 307 | Largest city of Latvia with separate status (not part of any district). |
Milton Keynes | 309 | Unitary authority of England. |
Tashkent | 300 | Capitol province and smallest province of Uzbekistan. |
Falkirk | 299 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Maldives | 298 | Country in Africa. |
Canton of Schaffhausen | 298 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Telford and Wrekin | 290 | Unitary authority of England. |
City of Phnom Penh | 290 | Self-governing city of Cambodia. |
Marion Island | 290 | Sub-antarctic territory of South Africa |
Rotherham | 283 | Metropolitan borough of England. |
Canton of Geneva | 282 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Craigavon | 280 | District of Northern Ireland. |
Caerphilly | 279 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
Nidwalden | 276 | Canton of Switzerland. |
York | 271 | Unitary authority (city) of England. |
Birmingham | 265 | Metropolitan borough (city) of England. |
Cayman Islands | 264 | British Overseas Territory. |
Edinburgh | 262 | Unitary district (city) of Scotland. |
Islas de la Bahía | 261 | Smallest department of Honduras. |
Renfrewshire | 261 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | Country in the Caribbean. |
Niue | 260 | Country in Oceania. Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand. |
Bamako Capital District | 252 | Capital district of Mali. |
See also
Other divisions
Smaller divisions
- 200,000+ square kilometers • 100,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 50,000 to 200,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
- 5,000 to 20,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 1,000 square kilometers • 500,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers • 100,000 to 200,000 square kilometers
- 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers • 30,000 to 50,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 30,000 square kilometers • 10,000 to 20,000 square kilometers
- 7,000 to 10,000 square kilometers • 5,000 to 7,000 square kilometers • 3,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 3,000 square kilometers
- 250 to 1,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 250 square kilometers
Other
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of largest empires
- List of administrative divisions by country
- Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
References
- ^ References for the information provided in this table may be found in the individual articles on each body listed herein.
Information about countries by area is generally derived from the CIA World Factbook.
Information about political subdivisions by area is generally derived from Statoids.com.