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[edit]
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Number of second level subdivisions by area of each size per country and country first level subdivisions
These subdivisions are excluded due to lack of information about their exact size.[edit]
Count by country[edit]
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+[edit]
Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.
| 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[edit]
Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.
| 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[edit]
Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.
| 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[edit]
Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- World-Gazetteer.com at archive.today (archived 2012-12-05)