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.

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