List of second-level administrative divisions by area

This is a list of second-level administrative divisions by area (including surface water) in square kilometres. Second-level administrative divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc.) and they are counties, districts, or cities, but the names vary by sovereign state.

List of second-level administrative divisions by area

Second-level administrative divisions by area

Rank	Second-level subdivision flag or coat of arms	Second level subdivision name	Capital	Subdivision	Sovereign state	Area		Population	Sovereign state similar in area	Area		Rank in sovereign state	Rank in first level subdivision
						km2	mi2			km2	mi2
0?	N/A	Wilkes Land	none	Australian Antarctic Territory	Australia	2,160,000	830,000	219 (summer) 59 (winter)	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	830,000	1	1
1	none	Qikiqtaaluk Region	Iqaluit (regional centre)	Nunavut	Canada	989,879	382,194	18,988	Egypt	1,002,450	387,050	1	1
2	none	Northeast Greenland National Park	none	Greenland	Denmark	972,000	375,000	0 (permanent) 31 (winter)	Tanzania	945,087	364,900	1	1
3		Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District	Dudinka	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	897,900	346,700	31,762	Pakistan	907,132	350,246	1	1
4	none	Unorganized Borough	none	Alaska	United States	837,700	323,400	81,803	Namibia	825,615	318,772	1	1
5		Evenkiysky District	Tura	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	763,200	294,700	15,147	Chile	756,096	291,930	2	2
6	none	Nord-du-Québec	none	Quebec	Canada	747,192	288,492	44,561	Zambia	752,612	290,585	2	1
7	none	Outback Communities Authority	Port Augusta and Andamooka	South Australia	Australia	624,339	241,059	3,524	Central African Republic	622,984	240,535	1	1
8		Sermersooq	Nuuk	Greenland	Denmark	531,900	205,400	21,868	Yemen	527,968	203,850	2	2
9	none	Avannaata Municipality	Ilulissat	Greenland	Denmark	522,700	201,800	10,651	Yemen	527,968	203,850	3	3
10	none	Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture	Korla	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	471,474	182,037	1,613,979	Cameroon	475,442	183,569	1	1
11	none	Kivalliq Region	Rankin Inlet (regional centre)	Nunavut	Canada	444,622	171,670	10,413	Morocco	446,550	172,410	3	2
12	none	Kitikmeot Region	Cambridge Bay (regional centre)	Nunavut	Canada	443,277	171,150	6,543	Morocco	446,550	172,410	4	3
13	none	Kenora District	Kenora	Ontario	Canada	407,213	157,226	65,533	Paraguay	406,752	157,048	5	1
14	none	Shire of East Pilbara	Newman	Western Australia	Australia	379,571	146,553	10,591	Japan	377,975	145,937	2	1
15	none	Nagqu Prefecture	Seni	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	353,010	136,300	504,838	Germany	357,569	138,058	2	1
16	none	Ngari Prefecture	Shiquanhe	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	334,310	129,080	123,281	Vietnam	331,345	127,933		2
17	none	Timbuktu Cercle	Timbuktu	Tombouctou Region	Mali	331,522	128,001	127,328	Ivory Coast	322,463	124,504	1	1
18	none	Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Delingha	Qinghai Province	China	325,785	125,786	515,200	Ivory Coast	322,463	124,504	3	1
19	none	Barkly Region	Tennant Creek	Northern Territory	Australia	322,713	124,600	7,392	Ivory Coast	322,463	124,504	3	1
20		Olenyoksky District	Olenyok	Sakha Republic	Russia	318,000	123,000	4,072	Ivory Coast	322,463	124,504	3	1
21		Koryak Okrug	Palana	Kamchatka Krai	Russia	292,600	113,000	18,759	Philippines	300,000	120,000	4	1
22		Anadyrsky District	Anadyr	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	287,900	111,200	8,079	Ecuador	283,561	109,484	5	1
23	none	Central Desert Region	Alice Springs	Northern Territory	Australia	281,312	108,615	4,208	Ecuador	283,561	109,484	4	2
24	none	Bilma Department	Bilma	Agadez Region	Niger	277,658	107,204	17,935	Ecuador	283,561	109,484	1	1
25	none	MacDonnell Region	Alice Springs (not part of council)	Northern Territory	Australia	268,329	103,602	6,863	Gabon	267,667	103,347	5	3
26	none	Alxa League	Bayanhot	Inner Mongolia	China	267,574	103,311	231,334	Gabon	267,667	103,347	5	1
27	none	Hulunbuir	Hailar	Inner Mongolia	China	263,953	101,913	2,549,278	Gabon	267,667	103,347	6	2
28	none	Hotan Prefecture	Hotan	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	248,066	95,779	2,504,718	Guinea	245,857	94,926		2
29	none	Côte-Nord Region	Baie-Comeau	Quebec	Canada	247,655	95,620	92,518	Guinea	245,857	94,926	6	2
30	none	North Slope Borough	Utqiagvik	Alaska	United States	245,520	94,800	9,872	Guinea	245,857	94,926	2	2
31	none	Al-Ahsa Governorate	Al-Hofuf	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	235,992	91,117	1,104,267	Laos	236,800	91,400	1	1
32		Bulunsky District	Tiksi	Sakha Republic	Russia	223,600	86,300	8,339	Guyana	214,969	83,000	6	2
33	none	Xilingol League	Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia	China	211,866	81,802	1,028,022	Guyana	214,969	83,000	8	3
34		Turukhansky District	Turukhansk	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	211,189	81,541	15,971	Belarus	207,595	80,153	7	3
35	none	Al Malha District	Al Malha	North Darfur	Sudan	195,358	75,428	165,548	Senegal	196,712	75,951	1	1
36	none	Jiuquan	Suzhou	Gansu Province	China	191,342	73,878	1,095,947	Senegal	196,712	75,951	9	1
37	none	Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Gyêgu	Qinghai	China	188,794	72,894	310,800	Syria	185,180	71,500	10	2
38	none	Roper Gulf Region	Katherine	Northern Territory	Australia	185,210	71,510	7,397	Syria	185,180	71,500	6	4
39	none	Shire of Wiluna	Wiluna	Western Australia	Australia	182,156	70,331	742	Cambodia	181,035	69,898	7	2
40	none	Laverton Shire	Laverton	Western Australia	Australia	180,127	69,547	1,153	Cambodia	181,035	69,898	8	3
41	none	Shigatse Prefecture	Samzhubzê	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	178,404	68,882	798,153	Uruguay	176,215	68,037		3
42	none	Al Udeid Governorate	Salwa	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	175,575	67,790	8,635	Uruguay	176,215	68,037	2	2
43		Bilibinsky District	Bilibino	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	174,652	67,434	7,369	Uruguay	176,215	68,037	8	2
44		Tazovsky District	Tazovsky	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	174,344	67,315	17,235	Uruguay	176,215	68,037	9	1
45	none	F'Derick Department	Fderîck	Tiris Zemmour Region	Mauritania	171,267	66,127	4,715	Uruguay	176,215	68,037	1	1
46		Zapolyarny District	Iskateley	Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	170,000	66,000	19,222	Uruguay	176,215	68,037	10	2
47		Ayano-Maysky District	Ayan	Khabarovsk Krai	Russia	167,200	64,600	1,942	Suriname	163,820	63,250	11	1
48		Mirninsky District	Mirny	Sakha Republic	Russia	165,800	64,000	72,171	Suriname	163,820	63,250	12	3
49	none	Tindouf District	Tindouf	Tindouf Province	Algeria	161,565	62,381	49,149	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	1	1
50		Olyokminsky District	Olyokminsk	Sakha Republic	Russia	160,800	62,100	24,893	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	13	4
51	none	Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku	Warburton	Western Australia	Australia	160,733	62,059	1,606	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	9	4
52		Altamira	Altamira (headquarters)	Pará	Brazil	159,533	61,596	117,320	Bangladesh	147,570	56,980	1	1
53		Okhotsky District	Okhotsk	Khabarovsk Krai	Russia	158,518	61,204	6,527	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	14	2
54		Aldansky District	Aldan, Russia	Sakha Republic	Russia	156,800	60,500	39,492	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	15	5
55	none	Victoria Daly Region	Katherine East (outside regional council)	Northern Territory	Australia	153,287	59,184	3,138	Bangladesh	147,570	56,980	10	5
56	none	Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Kangding	Sichuan	China	147,681	57,020	1,091,872	Bangladesh	147,570	56,980	12	1
57	none	Tazrouk District	Tazrouk	Tamanrasset Province	Algeria	144,704	55,871	9,036	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	2	1
58	none	Reggane District	Reggane	Adrar Provence	Algeria	142,208	54,907	33,540	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	3	1
59	none	Cochrane District	Cochrane	Ontario	Canada	141,269	54,544	79,682	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	7	2
60	none	Tamanrasset District	Tamanrasset	Tamanrasset Province	Algeria	140,331	54,182	96,843	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	4	2
61		Zhigansky District	Zhigansk	Sakha Republic	Russia	140,200	54,100	4,222	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	16	6
62	none	Iferouane Department	Iferouane	Agadez Region	Niger	139,589	53,896	32,731	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	2	2
63		Katangsky District	Yerbogachen	Irkutsk Oblast	Russia	139,043	53,685	3,349	Tajikistan	143,100	55,300	17	1
64		Verkhoyansky District	Batagay	Sakha Republic	Russia	137,400	53,100	11,352	Greece	131,957	50,949	18	7
65	none	Hami Prefecture	Yizhou	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	137,263	52,998	673,383	Greece	131,957	50,949		3
66	none	Oualata department	Oualata	Hodh Ech Chargui Region	Mauritania	137,165	52,960	13,086	Greece	131,957	50,949	2	1
67		Tomponsky District	Khandyga	Sakha Republic	Russia	135,800	52,400	12,775	Greece	131,957	50,949	19	8
68		Iultinsky District	Egvekinot	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	134,600	52,000	4,734	Greece	131,957	50,949	20	3
69	none	Bordj Badji Mokhtr District	Bordj Badji Mokhtr	Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province	Algeria	134,066	51,763	20,930	Greece	131,957	50,949	5	1
70	none	In Amenas District	In Amenas	Illizi Province	Algeria	129,766	50,103	17,462	Nicaragua	130,373	50,337	6	1
71	none	Wadi Halfa District	Wadi Halfa	Northern State	Sudan	129,415	49,967	33,631	Nicaragua	130,373	50,337	2	1
72	none	Tibesti-Est Department	Bardai	Tibesti Region	Chad	128,468	49,602	14,984	Nicaragua	130,373	50,337	1	1
73	none	Aksu Prefecture	Aksu	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	131,663	50,835	3,042,663	Nicaragua	130,373	50,337		4
74	none	Ennedi -Ouest Department	Fada	Ennedi -Ouest Region	Chad	125,335	48,392	60,617	North Korea	120,540	46,540	2	1
75		Srednekolymsky District	Srednekolymsk	Sakha Republic	Russia	125,200	48,300	7,499	North Korea	120,540	46,540	21	9
76	none	Ulytau District	Ulytau	Ulytau Region	Kazakhstan	122,694	47,372	172,884	North Korea	120,540	46,540	1	1
77		Barcelos	Barcelos	Amazonas	Brazil	122,475	47,288	27,772	North Korea	120,540	46,540	2	1
78		Ust-Yansky District	Deputatsky	Sakha Republic	Russia	120,300	46,400	7,075	North Korea	120,540	46,540	22	10
79	none	Maynas Province	Iquitos	Loreto Department	Peru	119,859	46,278	479,866	North Korea	120,540	46,540	1	1
80	none	Peace River Regional District	Dawson Creek	British Columbia	Canada	119,200	46,000	62,942	Malawi	118,484	45,747	8	1
81	none	Ouadane Department	Ouadane	Adrar Region	Mauritania	118,903	45,909	3,973	Malawi	118,484	45,747	3	1
82	none	Stikine Region	none	British Columbia	Canada	118,664	45,816	740	Malawi	118,484	45,747	9	2
83		Nizhnevartovsky District	Nizhnevartovsk	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	118,500	45,800	36,130	Malawi	118,484	45,747	23	1
84	none	Altay Prefecture	Altay	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	117,825	45,492	668,587	Eritrea	117,600	45,400		5
85	none	Shire of Wyndham–East Kimberley	Kununurra	Western Australia	Australia	117,514	45,372	7,148	Eritrea	117,600	45,400	11	5
86		Yamalsky District	Yar-Sale	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	117,410	45,330	16,779	Eritrea	117,600	45,400	24	2
87	none	Nyingchicity	Bayi	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	116,175	44,855	195,109	Benin	114,763	44,310	16	4
88	none	Goundam Circle	Goundam	Tombouctou Region	Mali	115,947	44,767	127,328	Benin	114,763	44,310	2	2
89		Qeqqata	Sisimiut	Greenland	Denmark	115,500	44,600	9,620	Benin	114,763	44,310	4	4
90	none	N'Gourti Department	N'Gourti	Diffa Region	Niger	113,484	43,816	51,767	Benin	114,763	44,310	3	1
91	none	Kashgar Prefecture	Kashgar	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	112,306	43,362	4,759,622	Cuba	109,884	42,426		6
92	none	Chamdo	Karuo District	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	110,154	42,531	657,505	Cuba	109,884	42,426	17	5
93		Nadymsky District	Nadym	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	110,000	42,000	64,288	Cuba	109,884	42,426	25	3
94		São Gabriel da Cachoeira	São Gabriel da Cachoeira (headquarters)	Amazonas	Brazil	109,185	42,157	47,031	Cuba	109,884	42,426	3	2
95	none	In Salah District	In Salah	In Salah Province	Algeria	108,835	42,021	39,167	Cuba	109,884	42,426	7	1
96		Purovsky District	Tarko-Sale	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	108,400	41,900	51,792	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	26	4
97		Kobyaysky District	Sangar	Sakha Republic	Russia	107,800	41,600	12,429	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	27	11
98		Oriximiná	Oriximiná	Pará	Brazil	107,602	41,545	74,016	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	4	3
99		Allaikhovsky District	Chokurdakh	Sakha Republic	Russia	107,300	41,400	2,716	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	28	12
100		Yeniseysky District	Yeniseysk	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	106,300	41,000	22,828	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	29	4
101		Krasnoselkupsky District	Krasnoselkup	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	106,270	41,030	5,916	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	30	5
102		Surgutsky District	Surgut	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	105,190	40,610	124,247	Iceland	102,775	39,682	31	2
103		Momsky District	Khonuu	Sakha Republic	Russia	104,600	40,400	4,073	Iceland	102,775	39,682	32	13
104		Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine	Terrace	British Columbia	Canada	104,465	40,334	37,367	Iceland	102,775	39,682	10	3
105	none	Thunder Bay District	Thunder Bay	Ontario	Canada	103,720	40,050	146,048	Iceland	102,775	39,682	11	3
106	none	Maralinga Tjarutja	Ceduna	South Australia	Australia	102,864	39,716	59	Iceland	102,775	39,682	12	2
107	none	Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara	Umuwa	South Australia	Australia	102,650	39,630	2,276	Iceland	102,775	39,682	13	3
108		Severo-Evensky District	Evensk	Magadan Oblast	Russia	102,000	39,000	2,071	Iceland	102,775	39,682	33	1
109	none	Meekatharra Shire	Meekatharra	Western Australia	Australia	100,789	38,915	1,067	South Korea	100,210	38,690	14	6

Number of second level subdivisions by area of each size per country and country first level subdivisions

Count by country

Number of second level subdivisions by area of each size per country and country first level subdivisions:

Area in km^2	Countries by number of second level subdivisions	Country First Level Subdivisions by number of second level subdivisions	Total
400,000+	Canada; 5. Denmark; 3. Russia, China; 2. United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia 1.	Greenland, Nunavut; 3. Krasnoyarsk Krai; 2. Alaska, Quebec, South Australia, Eastern Province, Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ontario; 1.	15
200,000-399,999.999	China; 6. Russia; 5. Australia; 4. Niger; 2. Mali, Canada, United States; 1.	Northern Territory, Inner Mongolia; 3. Sakha Republic, Agadez Region; 2. Western Australia, Tombouctou Region, Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Xinjiang, Quebec, Alaska, Krasnoyarsk Krai; 1.	20
100,000-199,999.999	Russia; 27. China, Australia; 9. Algeria; 6. Canada; 5. Niger, South Africa; 3. Mauritania; 2. Denmark, Kazakhstan, Peru; 1.	Sakha Republic; 11. Western Australia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; 5. British Columbia, Northern Cape, Tamanrasset Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang; 3. Adrar Province (Algeria), Arkhangelsk Oblast, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Northern Territory, Ontario, South Australia; 2. Agadez Region, Greenland, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Balochistan Province, Irkutsk Oblast, Diffa Region, Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Illizi Province, Karaganda Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania), Loreto Region, Zinder Region, Magadan Oblast; 1.	68
100,000-989,879.35	Russia; 34. China; 17. Australia; 14. Canada; 11. Algeria; 6. Niger; 5. Denmark; 4. South Africa; 3. United States, Mauritania; 2. Saudi Arabia, Mali, Kazakhstan, Peru; 1.	Sakha Republic; 13. Western Australia; 6. Northern Territory, Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; 5. Greenland, Krasnoyarsk Krai; 4. Nunavut, Inner Mongolia, Agadez Region, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Tamanrasset, British Columbia, Ontario, South Australia, Northern Cape; 3. Quebec, Alaska, Qinghai, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Adrar Province (Algeria), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug; 2. Eastern Province, Tombouctou Region, Kamchatka Krai, Gansu, Sichuan, Balochistan Province, Irkutsk Oblast, Diffa Region, Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Illizi Province, Karaganda Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania), Loreto Region, Zinder Region, Magadan Oblast; 1.	103

400,000km^2+

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

Largest country second level subdivisions by area

Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Denmark	1 (1) Greenland (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)
Canada	1 (1) (Nunavut)	0 (1) (Nunavut)	2 (3) Quebec, Ontario (Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario)
Russia	0 (0)	1 (1) Krasnoyarsk Krai (Krasnoyarsk Krai)	0 (1) (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) South Australia (South Australia)
Saudi Arabia	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Eastern Province (Eastern Province)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)
World	2 (2)	1 (3)	7 (10)

200,000 km^2-399,999.999 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

Largest country second level subdivisions by area

Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Quebec (Quebec)
Russia	0 (0)	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	3 (4) Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Sakha Republic, Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)
Australia	1 (1) Northern Australia (Northern Australia)	0 (1) (Northern Australia)	1 (2) Western Australia (Western Australia, Northern Australia)
Mali	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tombouctou Region (Tombouctou Region)
China	1 (1) Inner Mongolia (Inner Mongolia)	0 (1) (Inner Mongolia)	3 (4) Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang (Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang)
Niger	0 (0)	1 (1) Agadez Region (Agadez Region)	0 (1) (Agadez Region)
World	2 (2)	2 (4)	10 (14)

100,000 km^2-199,999.999 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

Largest country second level subdivisions by area

Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 11 second level subdivisions (at least 11 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 10 second level subdivisions (at least 10 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 9 second level subdivisions (at least 9 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 8 second level subdivisions (at least 8 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 7 second level subdivisions (at least 7 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 6 second level subdivisions (at least 6 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 5 second level subdivisions (at least 5 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 4 second level subdivisions (at least 4 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) British Columbia (British Columbia)	1 (2) Ontario (British Columbia, Ontario)	0 (2) (British Columbia, Ontario)
Russia	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	1 (2) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	0 (2) (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	0 (2) (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	4 (6) Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)	3 (9) Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast)
Algeria	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tamanrasset Province (Tamanrasset Province)	1 (2) Adrar Province (Algeria) (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria))	1 (3) Illizi Province (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria), Illizi Province)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Western Australia (Western Australia)	0 (1) (Western Australia)	0 (1) (Western Australia)	2 (3) Northern Australia, South Australia (Western Australia, Northern Australia, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Australia, South Australia)
South Africa	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Northern Cape (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (5) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)	0 (3) (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)	3 (3) (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)
Niger	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (3) Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region (Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region)
Mauritania	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania) (Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania))
Denmark	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Qeqqata (Qeqqata)
Kazakhstan	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Ulytau District (Ulytau District)
Peru	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Loreto Region (Loreto Region)
World	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	2 (3)	0 (3)	5 (11)	8 (17)	16 (30)

100,000 km^2-989,879.35 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

Largest country second level subdivisions by area

Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 13 second level subdivisions (at least 13 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 12 second level subdivisions (at least 12 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 11 second level subdivisions (at least 11 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 10 second level subdivisions (at least 10 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 9 second level subdivisions (at least 9 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 8 second level subdivisions (at least 8 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 7 second level subdivisions (at least 7 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 6 second level subdivisions (at least 6 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 5 second level subdivisions (at least 5 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 4 second level subdivisions (at least 4 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Russia	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	1 (2) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	1 (3) Krasnoyarsk Krai (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai)	1 (4) Chukotka Autonomous Region (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region)	3 (7) Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)	3 (10) Kamchatka Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)	0 (2) (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)	1 (3) Inner Mongolia (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia)	1 (4) Qinghai (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai)	2 (6) Gansu, Sichuan (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Western Australia (Western Australia)	1 (2) Northern Territory (Western Australia, Northern Territory)	0 (2) (Western Australia, Northern Territory)	1 (3) South Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (3) Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario)	1 (4) Quebec (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)	0 (4) (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)
Algeria	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tamanrasset Province (Tamanrasset Province)	1 (2) Adrar Province (Algeria) (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria))	1 (3) Illizi Province (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria), Illizi Province)
Niger	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Agadez Region (Agadez Region)	0 (1) (Agadez Region)	2 (3) Diffa Region, Zinder Region (Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region)
Denmark	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Greenland (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)
South Africa	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Northern Cape (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)	0 (1) (Alaska)
Mauritania	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania) (Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania))
Saudi Arabia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Eastern Province (Eastern Province)
Mali	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tombouctou Region (Tombouctou Region)
Kazakhstan	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Karaganda Region (Karaganda Region)
Peru	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Loreto Region (Loreto Region)
World	1 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	1 (2)	4 (6)	2 (8)	9 (17)	7 (24)	15 (39)

See also

• List of the largest country subdivisions by area
• List of country third-level subdivisions by area

References

• World-Gazetteer.com at archive.today (archived 2012-12-05)