List of Chinese administrative divisions by area

This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces (except the claimed Taiwan Province), autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their total land area as reported by the national or provincial-level government.

Color	Regions of China
	North China
	East China
	Southwestern China
	Northwestern China
	South Central China
	Northeast China

Rank	Administrative division	Region	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi)	National share (%)	Source
1	Xinjiang	Northwestern China	Template:Convert	17.31	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2	Tibet	Southwestern China	Template:Convert	12.77	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
3	Inner Mongolia	North China	Template:Convert	12.30	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
4	Qinghai	Northwestern China	Template:Convert	7.51	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
5	Sichuan	Southwestern China	Template:Convert	5.05	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
6	Heilongjiang	Northeast China	Template:Convert	4.73	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn
7	Gansu	Northwestern China	Template:Convert	4.43	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8	Yunnan	Southwestern China	Template:Convert	4.10	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
9	Guangxi	South Central China	Template:Convert	2.47	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
10	Hunan	South Central China	Template:Convert	2.20	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
11	Shaanxi	Northwestern China	Template:Convert	2.14	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
12	Hebei	North China	Template:Convert	1.96	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
13	Jilin	Northeast China	Template:Convert	1.95	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
14	Hubei	South Central China	Template:Convert	1.93	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
15	Guangdong	South Central China	Template:Convert	1.87	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
16	Guizhou	Southwestern China	Template:Convert	1.83	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
17	Henan	South Central China	Template:Convert	1.74	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
18	Jiangxi	East China	Template:Convert	1.74	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
19	Shandong	East China	Template:Convert	1.63	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
20	Shanxi	North China	Template:Convert	1.63	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
21	Liaoning	Northeast China	Template:Convert	1.54	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
22	Anhui	East China	Template:Convert	1.45	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
23	Fujian	East China	Template:Convert	1.29	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
24	Jiangsu	East China	Template:Convert	1.07	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
25	Zhejiang	East China	Template:Convert	1.06	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
26	Chongqing	Southwestern China	Template:Convert	0.86	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
27	Ningxia	Northwestern China	Template:Convert	0.69	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
28	Hainan	South Central China	Template:Convert	0.37	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
29	Beijing	North China	Template:Convert	0.17	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
30	Tianjin	North China	Template:Convert	0.12	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
31	Shanghai	East China	Template:Convert	0.066	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
32	Hong Kong	South Central China	Template:Convert	0.011	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
33	Macau	South Central China	Template:Convert	0.0003	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
—	People's Republic of China		9,616,400Template:Refn	3,712,900Template:Refn	100