List of second-level administrative divisions by area

Last updated April 26, 2024

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 Arm	Second level subdivision name	Capital	Subdivision	Sovereign state	Area (km²)	Population	Sovereign state similar in area	Rank in sovereign state	Rank in first level subdivision
1	none	Qikiqtaaluk Region	Iqaluit	Nunavut	Canada	989,879	18,988	Egypt (1,002,450)	1	1
2	none	Northeast Greenland National Park	none	Greenland	Denmark	972,000	0 (permanent), 31 (Winter)	Tanzania (945,087)	1	1
3		Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District	Dudinka	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	897,900	31762	Pakistan (907,132)	1	1
4	none	Unorganized Borough	none	Alaska	United States	837,700	81803	Namibia (825,615)	1	1
5		Evenkiysky District	Tura	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	763,200	15147	Chile (756,096.3)	2	2
6	none	Nord-du-Québec	none	Quebec	Canada	747,191.93	44561	Zambia (752,612)	2	1
7	none	Outback Communities Authority	Port Augusta and Andamooka	South Australia	Australia	624,339	3524	Central African Republic (622,984)	1	1
8		Sermersooq	Nuuk	Greenland	Denmark	531,900	21868	Yemen (527,968)	2	2
9	none	Avannaata Municipality	Ilulissat	Greenland	Denmark	522,700	10651	Yemen (527,968)	3	3
10	none	Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture	Korla	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	471,474	1,613,979	Cameroon (475,442)	1	1
11	none	Kivalliq Region	Rankin Inlet	Nunavut	Canada	444,621.71	10413	Morocco	3	2
12	none	Kitikmeot Region	Cambridge Bay (regional centre)	Nunavut	Canada	443,277.47	6543	Morocco	4	3
13	none	Kenora District	Kenora	Ontario	Canada	407,213.01	65533	Paraguay (406,752)	5	1
14	none	Shire of East Pilbara	Newman, Western Australia	Western Australia	Australia	379,571	10591	Japan (377,975)	2	1
15	none	Nagqu Prefecture	Seni	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	353,010	504,838	Germany	2	1
16	none	Ngari Prefecture	Shiquanhe	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	334,310	123,281	Vietnam		2
17	none	Timbuktu Cercle	Timbuktu	Tombouctou Region	Mali	331,522	127,328	Ivory Coast (322,463)	1	1
18	none	Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Delingha	Qinghai Province	China	325,785	515,200	Ivory Coast (322,463)	3	1
19	none	Barkly Region	Tennant Creek	Northern Territory	Australia	322,713	7392	Ivory Coast (322,463)	3	1
20		Olenyoksky District	Olenyok	Sakha Republic	Russia	318,000	4072	Ivory Coast (322,463)	3	1
21		Koryak Okrug	Palana	Kamchatka Krai	Russia	292,600	18759	Philippines (300,000)	4	1
22		Anadyrsky District	Anadyr (town)	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	287,900	8079	Ecuador (283,561)	5	1
23	none	Central Desert Region	Alice Springs	Northern Territory	Australia	281,312	4208	Ecuador (283,561)	4	2
24	none	Bilma Department	Bilma	Agadez Region	Niger	277,658	17,935	Ecuador (283,561)	1	1
25	none	MacDonnell Region	Alice Springs (not part of council)	Northern Territory	Australia	268,329	6863	Gabon (267,667)	5	3
26	none	Alxa League	Bayanhot	Inner Mongolia	China	267,574	231,334	Gabon (267,667)	5	1
27	none	Hulunbuir	Hailar	Inner Mongolia	China	263,953	2,549,278	Gabon (267,667)	6	2
28	none	Hotan Prefecture	Hotan	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	248,066	2,504,718	Guinea (245,857)		2
29	none	Côte-Nord Region	Baie-Comeau	Quebec	Canada	247,655	92518	Guinea (245,857)	6	2
30	none	North Slope Borough	Utqiaġvik	Alaska	United States	245,520	9872	Guinea (245,857)	2	2
31	none	Al-Ahsa Governorate	Al-Hofuf	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	235,992	1,104,267	Laos	1	1
32		Bulunsky District	Tiksi	Sakha Republic	Russia	223,600	8339	Guyana (214,969)	6	2
33	none	Xilingol	Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia	China	211,866	1,028,022	Guyana (214,969)	8	3
34		Turukhansky District	Turukhansk	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	211,189	15971	Belarus (207,595)	7	3
35	none	Al Malha District	Al Malha	North Darfur	Sudan	195,358	165,548	Senegal (196,712)	1	1
36	none	Jiuquan	Suzhou	Gansu Province	China	191,342	1,095,947	Senegal (196,712)	9	1
37	none	Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Gyêgu	Qinghai	China	188,794	310,800	Syria (185,180)	10	2
38	none	Roper Gulf Region	Katherine	Northern Territory	Australia	185,210	7,397	Syria (185,180)	6	4
39	none	Shire of Wiluna	Wiluna, Western Australia	Western Australia	Australia	182,155.8	742	Cambodia (181,035)	7	2
40	none	Laverton Shire	Laverton	Western Australia	Australia	180,127	1,153	Cambodia (181,035)	8	3
41	none	Shigatse Prefecture	Samzhubzê	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	178,404	798,153	Uruguay (176,215)		3
42	none	Al Udeid Governorate	Salwa	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	175,575	8,635	Uruguay (176,215)	2	2
43		Bilibinsky District	Bilibino	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	174,652	7369	Uruguay (176,215)	8	2
44		Tazovsky District	Tazovsky	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	174,343.92	17235	Uruguay (176,215)	9	1
45	none	F'Derick Department	F'Derick	Tiris Zemmour Region	Mauritania	171,267	4,715	Uruguay (176,215)	1	1
46		Zapolyarny District	Iskateley	Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	170,000	19,222	Uruguay (176,215)	10	2
47		Ayano-Maysky District	Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai	Khabarovsk Krai	Russia	167,200	1942	Suriname (163,820)	11	1
48		Mirninsky District	Mirny, Sakha Republic	Sakha Republic	Russia	165,800	72171	Suriname (163,820)	12	3
49	none	Tindouf District	Tindouf	Tindouf Province	Algeria	161,565	49,149	Tunisia (163,610)	1	1
50		Olyokminsky District	Olyokminsk	Sakha Republic	Russia	160,800	24893	Tunisia (163,610)	13	4
51	none	Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku	Warburton, Western Australia	Western Australia	Australia	160,733	1606	Tunisia (163,610)	9	4
52		Altamira	Altamira (headquarters)	Pará	Brazil	159,533	117,320	Bangladesh (147,570)	1	1
53		Okhotsky District	Okhotsk	Khabarovsk Krai	Russia	158,518	6527	Tunisia (163,610)	14	2
54		Aldansky District	Aldan, Russia	Sakha Republic	Russia	156,800	39492	Tunisia (163,610)	15	5
55	none	Victoria Daly Region	Katherine East (outside regional council)	Northern Territory	Australia	153,287	3138	Bangladesh (147,570)	10	5
56	none	Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Kangding	Sichuan	China	147,681	1,091,872	Bangladesh (147,570)	12	1
57	none	Tazrouk District	Tazrouk	Tamanrasset Province	Algeria	144,704	9,036	Tajikistan (143,100)	2	1
58	none	Reggane District	Reggane	Adrar Provence	Algeria	142,208	33,540	Tajikistan (143,100)	3	1
59	none	Cochrane District	Cochrane, Ontario	Ontario	Canada	141,268.51	79682	Tajikistan (143,100)	7	2
60	none	Tamanrasset District	Tamanrasset	Tamanrasset Province	Algeria	140,331	96,843	Tajikistan (143,100)	4	2
61		Zhigansky District	Zhigansk	Sakha Republic	Russia	140,200	4222	Tajikistan (143,100)	16	6
62	none	Iferouane Department	Iferouane	Agadez Region	Niger	139,589	32,731	Tajikistan (143,100)	2	2
63		Katangsky District	Yerbogachen	Irkutsk Oblast	Russia	139,043	3349	Tajikistan (143,100)	17	1
64		Verkhoyansky District	Batagay	Sakha Republic	Russia	137,400	11352	Greece (131,957)	18	7
65	none	Hami Prefecture	Yizhou	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	137,263	673,383	Greece (131,957)		3
66	none	Oualata department	Oualata	Hodh Ech Chargui Region	Mauritania	137,165	13,086	Greece (131,957)	2	1
67		Tomponsky District	Khandyga	Sakha Republic	Russia	135,800	12,775	Greece (131,957)	19	8
68		Iultinsky District	Egvekinot	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	Russia	134,600	4,734	Greece (131,957)	20	3
69	none	Bordj Badji Mokhtr District	Bordj Badji Mokhtr	Borgj Badji Mokhtar Province	Algeria	134,066	20,930	Greece (131,957)	5	1
70	none	In Amenas District	In Amenas	Illizi Province	Algeria	129,766	17,462	Nicaragua (130,373)	6	1
71	none	Wadi Halfa District	Wadi Halfa	Northern State	Sudan	129,415	33,631	Nicaragua (130,373)	2	1
72	none	Tibesti-Est Department	Bardai	Tibesti Region	Chad	128,468	14,984	Nicaragua (130,373)	1	1
73	none	Aksu Prefecture	Aksu	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	131,663	3,042,663	Nicaragua (130,373)		4
74	none	Ennedi -Ouest Department	Fada	Ennedi -Ouest Region	Chad	125,335	60,617	North Korea (120,540)	2	1
75		Srednekolymsky District	Srednekolymsk	Sakha Republic	Russia	125,200	7499	North Korea (120,540)	21	9
76	none	Ulytau District	Ulytau	Ulytau Region	Kazakhstan	122,694	172,884	North Korea (120,540)	1	1
77		Barcelos	Barcelos	Amazonas	Brazil	122,475	27,772	North Korea (120,540)	2	1
78		Ust-Yansky District	Deputatsky	Sakha Republic	Russia	120,300	7075	North Korea (120,540)	22	10
79	none	Maynas Province	Iquitos	Loreto Department	Peru	119,859.4	479,866	North Korea (120,540)	1	1
80	none	Peace River District	Dawson Creek	British Columbia	Canada	119,200.1	62942	Malawi (118,484)	8	1
81	none	Ouadane Department	Ouadane	Adrar Region	Mauritania	118,903	3973	Malawi (118,484)	3	1
82	none	Stikine Region	none	British Columbia	Canada	118,663.53	740	Malawi (118,484)	9	2
83		Nizhnevartovsky District	Nizhnevartovsk	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	118,500	36130	Malawi (118,484)	23	1
84	none	Altay Prefecture	Altay	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	117,825	668,587	Eritrea (117,600)		5
85	none	Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley	Kununurra	Western Australia	Australia	117,514	7148	Eritrea (117,600)	11	5
86		Yamalsky District	Yar-Sale	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	117,410	16779	Eritrea (117,600)	24	2
87	none	Nyingchicity	Bayi	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	116,175	195,109	Benin (114,763)	16	4
88	none	Goundam Circle	Goundam	Tombouctou Region	Mali	115,947	127,328	Benin (114,763)	2	2
89		Qeqqata Municipality	Sisimiut	Greenland	Denmark	115,500	9620	Benin (114,763)	4	4
90	none	N'Gourti Department	N'Gourti	Diffa Region	Niger	113,484	51,767	Benin (114,763)	3	1
91	none	Kashgar Prefecture	Kashgar	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	112,306	4,759,622	Cuba (109,884)		6
92	none	Chamdo	Karuo District	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	110,154	657,505	Cuba (109,884)	17	5
93		Nadymsky District	Nadym	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	110,000	64288	Cuba (109,884)	25	3
94		São Gabriel da Cachoeira	São Gabriel da Cachoeira (headquarters)	Amazonas	Brazil	109,185	47,031	Cuba (109,884)	3	2
95	none	In Salah District	In Salah	In Salah Province	Algeria	108,835	39,167	Cuba (109,884)	7	1
96		Purovsky District	Tarko-Sale	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	108,400	51792	Guatemala (108,889)	26	4
97		Kobyaysky District	Sangar, Sakha Republic	Sakha Republic	Russia	107,800	12429	Guatemala (108,889)	27	11
98		Oriximiná	Oriximiná	Amazonas	Brazil	107,602	74,016	Guatemala (108,889)	4	3
99		Allaikhovsky District	Chokurdakh	Sakha Republic	Russia	107,300	2716	Guatemala (108,889)	28	12
100		Yeniseysky District	Yeniseysk	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	106,300	22828	Guatemala (108,889)	29	4
101		Krasnoselkupsky District	Krasnoselkup	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Russia	106,270	5916	Guatemala (108,889)	30	5
102		Surgutsky District	Surgut	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Russia	105,190	124,247	Iceland (102,775)	31	2
103		Momsky District	Khonuu	Sakha Republic	Russia	104,600	4073	Iceland (102,775)	32	13
104	none	Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	Terrace, British Columbia	British Columbia	Canada	104,464.61	37367	Iceland (102,775)	10	3
105	none	Thunder Bay District	Thunder Bay	Ontario	Canada	103,719.51	146048	Iceland (102,775)	11	3
106	none	Maralinga Tjarutja	Ceduna	South Australia	Australia	102,863.6	59	Iceland (102,775)	12	2
107	none	Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara	Umuwa	South Australia	Australia	102,650	2,276	Iceland (102,775)	13	3
108		Severo-Evensky District	Evensk	Magadan Oblast	Russia	102,000	2,071	Iceland (102,775)	33	1
109	none	Meekatharra Shire	Meekatharra	Western Australia	Australia	100,789	1,067	South Korea (100,210)	14	6

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.

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)

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