List of largest cities by area

This is a list of the largest municipalities and urban areas in the world by area.

## Cities/municipalities[edit]

This table shows all cities or municipalities with a total area of at least 50,000 km2. Administrative areas without city/municipality status like districts or prefectures are excluded.

City/municipality  | Municipality status  | Country  | Total area
(km2)  | Population  | Population density
(per km2)

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Sermersooq[1] | Municipality |  Greenland | 575,300  | 24,148  | 0.04
Avannaata[1] | Municipality |  Greenland | 522,700  | 10,920  | 0.02
Nagqu[2] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 353,010  | 504,838  | 1
Hulunbuir[3] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 234,545  | 2,242,875  | 10
Shigatse[4] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 178,400  | 798,153  | 4
Jiuquan[5] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 167,680  | 1,055,706  | 6
Altamira[6] | Município |  Brazil | 159,533  | 126,279  | 0.8
Djado[7] | Commune |  Niger | 156,026  | 876  | 0.005
Hami[8] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 137,263  | 673,383  | 5
Reggane[9] | Commune |  Algeria | 124,711  | 20,402  | 0.2
Barcelos[10] | Município |  Brazil | 122,461  | 18,834  | 0.2
Bordj Badji Mokhtar[11] | Commune |  Algeria | 121,486  | 16,437  | 0.1
Iferouane[12] | Commune |  Niger | 120,288  | 13,655  | 0.1
N'Gourti[13] | Commune |  Niger | 113,484  | 51,767  | 0.5
Chamdo[14] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 109,790  | 760,966  | 7
São Gabriel da Cachoeira[15] | Município |  Brazil | 109,193  | 51,795  | 0.5
Oriximiná[16] | Município |  Brazil | 107,614  | 68,294  | 0.6
In Amguel[17] | Commune |  Algeria | 101,324  | 4,208  | 0.04
Kashgar[18] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 100,598  | 4,496,377  | 45
Qeqqata[1] | Municipality |  Greenland | 97,000  | 9,191  | 0.1
Oum El Assel[19] | Commune |  Algeria | 87,683  | 3,183  | 0.04
Ordos[20] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 87,097  | 2,153,638  | 25
Chifeng[21] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 87,032  | 4,035,967  | 46
Tazrouk[22] | Commune |  Algeria | 86,366  | 4,091  | 0.05
Tapauá[23] | Município |  Brazil | 84,946  | 19,599  | 0.2
São Félix do Xingu[24] | Município |  Brazil | 84,213  | 65,418  | 0.8
Bordj Omar Driss[25] | Commune |  Algeria | 83,030  | 5,736  | 0.1
Chongqing[26] | Province-level city |  China | 82,403  | 32,054,159  | 389
Abalessa[27] | Commune |  Algeria | 80,381  | 9,163  | 0.1
Nyingchi[28] | Province-level city |  China | 77,680  | 238,936  | 3
Atalaia do Norte[29] | Município |  Brazil | 76,508  | 15,314  | 0.2
Illizi[30] | Commune |  Algeria | 76,023  | 17,252  | 0.2
Heihe[31] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 74,415  | 1,286,401  | 17
Tindouf[32] | Commune |  Algeria | 73,882  | 45,966  | 0.6
Almeirim | Município |  Brazil | 72,955  | 72,955  | 0.5
Charagua[33] | Município |  Bolivia | 71,360  | 40,476  | 0.6
Turpan[34] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 69,750  | 693,988  | 10
Hassi Messaoud[35] | Commune |  Algeria | 69,582  | 45,147  | 0.6
Jutaí[36] | Município |  Brazil | 69,457  | 69,457  | 0.4
Tesker[37] | Commune |  Niger | 69,278  | 37,132  | 0.5
Lábrea[38] | Município |  Brazil | 68,263  | 45,448  | 0.7
Cumaribo[39] | Município |  Colombia | 65,597  | 79,122  | 1
Bayannur[40] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 65,143  | 1,538,715  | 24
Foggaret Ezzaouia[41] | Commune |  Algeria | 64,572  | 6,649  | 0.1
Corumbá[42] | Município |  Brazil | 64,432  | 96,268  | 1.5
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro[43] | Município |  Brazil | 62,800  | 14,164  | 0.2
Itaituba[44] | Município |  Brazil | 62,042  | 123,314  | 2.0
Qeqertalik[1] | Municipality |  Greenland | 62,400  | 6,082  | 0.1
In-Gall[45] | Commune |  Niger | 61,171  | 51,903  | 0.8
Tabelbala[46] | Commune |  Algeria | 60,390  | 5,121  | 0.1
Tongliao[47] | Prefecture-level City |  China | 58,863  | 2,873,168  | 49
Idlès[48] | Commune |  Algeria | 58,338  | 4,945  | 0.1
Coari[49] | Município |  Brazil | 57,971  | 70,616  | 0.2
Djanet[50] | Commune |  Algeria | 57,008  | 14,655  | 0.3
Japurá[51] | Município |  Brazil | 55,827  | 8,858  | 0.2
Apuí[52] | Município |  Brazil | 54,241  | 20,647  | 0.4
Jacareacanga[53] | Município |  Brazil | 53,305  | 24,042  | 0.5
Harbin[54] | Sub-provincial city |  China | 53,069  | 10,009,854  | 189
Aderbissinat[55] | Commune |  Niger | 51,358  | 35,320  | 0.7
In Guezzam[56] | Commune |  Algeria | 51,122  | 7,045  | 0.1
Kujalleq[1] | Municipality |  Greenland | 51,000  | 6,205  | 0.1

## Urban areas[edit]

This table shows all cities or conurbations with a total urbanised area of at least 5,000 km2, according to Demographia's annual World Urban Areas[57] publication, that uses a consistent methodology between countries to provide comparable population and area figures.

Urban area  | Country  | Built-up land area
(km2)  | Population  | Urban population density
(per km2)

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San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)  |  United States | 26,390  | 9,710,000  | 953
New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area)  |  United States | 12,093  | 20,902,000  | 1,728
Boston–Providence |  United States | 9,539  | 7,340,000  | 769
Tokyo–Yokohama |  Japan | 8,231  | 39,105,000  | 4,751
Atlanta |  United States | 7,400  | 5,434,000  | 734
Chicago |  United States | 7,006  | 9,013,000  | 1,286
Los Angeles |  United States | 6,351  | 15,477,000  | 2,437
Moscow |  Russia | 5,879  | 17,693,000  | 3,009
Washington, D.C.–Baltimore |  United States | 5,501  | 7,583,000  | 1,378
Philadelphia |  United States | 5,429  | 5,697,000  | 1,049

## See also[edit]

* List of largest cities
* List of United States cities by area

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