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List of China administrative regions by area

Here are three lists of administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (including all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions) in order of their total areas. The unit of the areas are in square kilometers. Taiwan province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, is excluded from this list.

NOTE: The following figures are from different sources and may not be completely accurate. Please make appropriate changes if you note any errors.

See also:

• List of China administrative regions by population
• List of China administrative regions by population density

Total Area

1. Xinjiang - 1,650,000 km²
2. Tibet - 1,200,000
3. Inner Mongolia - 1,100,000
4. Qinghai - 720,000
5. Sichuan - 480,000
6. Heilongjiang - 460,000
7. Gansu - 454,000
8. Yunnan - 394,000
9. Guangxi - 236,000
10. Hunan - 210,500
11. Shaanxi - 206,000
12. Hebei - 187,700
13. Hubei - 187,500
14. Jilin - 187,400
15. Guangdong - 177,900
16. Guizhou - 176,000
17. Henan - 167,000
18. Jiangxi - 166,900
19. Shanxi - 156,000
20. Shandong - 153,000
21. Liaoning - 145,900
22. Anhui - 139,600
23. Fujian - 121,400
24. Jiangsu - 102,600
25. Zhejiang - 101,800
26. Chongqing Municipality - 82,300
27. Ningxia - 66,000
28. Hainan - 34,000
29. Beijing Municipality - 16,808
30. Tianjin Municipality - 11,000
31. Shanghai Municipality - 6,340.5
32. Hong Kong - 1,092
33. Macau - 25.4