List of China administrative divisions by area

Province-level
administrative divisions of the
People's Republic of China by:
Area
Population
Population density
GDP
GDP per capita
Highest point
Natural growth rate
Life expectancy
Illiteracy rate
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This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) , including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their total areas. The areas are given in square kilometers.

Taiwan Province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) on Taiwan, is excluded from this list. The two special administrative regions (S.A.R.) of the People's Republic of China, namely Hong Kong and Macau, are not part of mainland China, but are included in the list for comparison purposes.

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

Total Area (percentage of total area)

  1. Xinjiang - 1,660,000 km² (17.3%)
  2. Tibet - 1,228,400 (12.8%)
  3. Inner Mongolia - 1,183,000 (12.3%)
  4. Qinghai - 721,000 (7.51%)
  5. Sichuan - 485,000 (5.05%)
  6. Heilongjiang - 460,000 (4.79%)
  7. Gansu - 454,000 (4.73%)
  8. Yunnan - 394,100 (4.11%)
  9. Guangxi - 236,700 (2.47%)
  10. Hunan - 211,800 (2.21%)
  11. Shaanxi - 205,800 (2.14%)
  12. Hebei - 187,700 (1.96%)
  13. Jilin - 187,400 (1.95%)
  14. Hubei - 185,900 (1.94%)
  15. Guangdong - 177,900 (1.85%)
  16. Guizhou - 176,100 (1.83%)
  17. Henan - 167,000 (1.74%)
  18. Jiangxi - 166,900 (1.74%)
  19. Shanxi - 156,800 (1.63%)
  20. Shandong - 156,700 (1.63%)
  21. Liaoning - 145,900 (1.52%)
  22. Anhui - 139,400 (1.45%)
  23. Fujian - 121,400 (1.26%)
  24. Jiangsu - 102,600 (1.07%)
  25. Zhejiang - 101,800 (1.06%)
  26. Chongqing - 82,300 (0.858%)
  27. Ningxia - 66,000 (0.688%)
  28. Hainan - 33,920 (0.353%)
  29. Beijing - 16,808 (0.175%)
  30. Tianjin - 11,000 (0.124%)
  31. Shanghai - 6,340.5 (0.066%)
  32. Hong Kong - 1,092 (0.0114%)
  33. Macau - 27.3 (0.000284%)

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