List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 30,000 to 50,000 km²

Geographic entity	Area (km²)	Notes
Ouaka Ouaka Ouaka is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 49,900 km² and has a population of 224,076 , giving a population density of under 5 inhabitants/km². The capital is Bambari....	49,900	Prefecture of the Central African Republic.
Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its area is . Population: -Geography:The administrative center of Smolensk Oblast is the city of Smolensk. Other ancient towns include Vyazma and Dorogobuzh....	49,800	Federal subject of Russia.
Bago Region	49,787	Second largest region of Myanmar, fourth largest administrative entity (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Jämtland County Jämtland County Jämtland County is a county or län in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two tiny uninhabited strips of Lapland and Dalarna. Jämtland County constitutes 12 percent of Sweden's total area, and is...	49,444	Third largest county of Sweden.
Singida	49,341	Region of Tanzania.
Benishangul-Gumuz Region	49,289	Region of Ethiopia.
Midlands	49,166	Province of Zimbabwe.
Slovakia	49,033	Country in Eastern Europe.
Eastern Finland Eastern Finland Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia.- History :...	48,726	Second smallest province of Finland.
Bulgan Bulgan Province Bulgan is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.- Geography :The aimag is surrounded by the aimags Khövsgöl in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast...	48,700	Aimag of Mongolia.
Dominican Republic	48,671	Country in the Caribbean. Includes The Mainland Dominican Republic, Saona Island, and others under Control Of Dominican Government
Finnmark Finnmark or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...	48,637	Largest county of Norway.
Farah Province Farah Province Farah is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Farah. Farah is a spacious and sparsely populated province that lies on the Iranian border...	48,471	Province of Afghanistan.
Okavango Region Okavango Region Kavango is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region has definite agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops...	48,463	Region of Namibia.
Bauchi State Bauchi State Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...	48,197	State of Nigeria.
East Java East Java East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...	47,922	Province of Indonesia.
Manyara	47,913	Region of Tanzania.
East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia, located in the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang, located on West Timor...	47,876	Province of Indonesia.
Aragon	47,719	Autonomous community of Spain.
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...	47,618	Second largest state of Germany.
Estonia	47,549	Country in Northern Europe. De jure size - 2,321 km² were annexed by Russia.
South Province	47,110	Province of Cameroon.
Bhutan	47,000	Country in Asia.
Maluku	46,975	Province of Indonesia.
Wadi Fira Wadi Fira Wadi Fira is one of the 22 regions of Chad, and corresponds with the former prefecture of Biltine. Its capital is the town of Biltine.-Subdivisions:Wadi Fira is divided into 3 departments:...	46,850	Region of Chad.
Inchiri Inchiri Inchiri is a region in western Mauritania. Its capital is Akjoujt. It borders the regions of Adrar to the east, Trarza to the south, and Dakhlet Nouadhibou to the north and west, along with a short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Famously, Arthur Vincent Aston once visited for a week.-See...	46,800	Region of Mauritania.
Chocó Department Chocó Department Chocó is a department of Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population. It is in the west of the country, and is the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It also has all of Colombia's border with Panama. Its capital is...	46,530	District of Colombia.
Vakaga Vakaga Vakaga is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 46,500 km² and has a population of 37,595 . The extremely low population density, less than 1 person/km², is a result of the capture of the majority of the region's inhabitants by slave-traders from the...	46,500	Prefecture of the Central African Republic.
Espírito Santo	46,078	State of Brazil.
Ogooué-Ivindo Ogooué-Ivindo The Ogooué-Ivindo province is the northeastern-most of the nine provinces of Gabon. The regional capital is Makokou, which is home to one-third of the provincial population. It gets its name from two rivers, the Ogooué and the Ivindo...	46,075	Largest province of Gabon.
Galmudug Galmudug Galmudug is an autonomous region in central Somalia. It is bordered to its north by the Puntland region, to the west by Ethiopia, and to the south by other regions of Somalia.Galmudug's name is derived from a conflation of the Galguduud and Mudug provinces...	46,000	Historic region of Somalia.
Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...	45,900	Federal subject of Russia.
Blue Nile	45,844	State of Sudan.
Bayan-Ölgii	45,700	Aimag of Mongolia.
East Azarbaijan Province East Azarbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province or East Azarbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azerbaijan, and Zanjan...	45,650	Province of Iran.
Lunda Sul Province Lunda Sul Lunda Sul is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a population of approximately 125,000. Saurimo is the capital of the province. Other municipalities include Cacolo, Dala and Muconda. This region is rich with diamonds....	45,649	Province of Angola.
Kingdom of Asturias Kingdom of Asturias The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania...	45,409	A post Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula after the Muslim conquest, lasting from 785-925.
Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...	45,348	Largest region Régions of France France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website... of Metropolitan France Metropolitan France Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica... .
Estonia	45,228	Country in Northern Europe. Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and... . De facto size - the remaining 2,321 km² were annexed by Russia.
Naryn Province Naryn Province Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...	45,200	Largest province of Kyrgyzstan.
Kigoma Kigoma Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 135,234 and an elevation of 775 m.The historic trading town of Ujiji is 6 km...	45,066	Region of Tanzania.
Yobe State Yobe State Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...	44,880	State of Nigeria.
Magway Region	44,799	Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Casanare Department Casanare Department Casanare is a department of Colombia. It is in the central eastern region of the country. Its capital is Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP.-Municipalities:# Aguazul# Chameza...	44,640	District of Colombia.
Canterbury Canterbury, New Zealand The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...	44,638	Largest region of New Zealand.
Kaduna State Kaduna State -History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...	44,217	State of Nigeria.
Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...	44,212	State of India.
Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan.-Demographics:Population: Ethnic groups...	44,100	Federal subject of Russia.
Badakhshan Province Badakhshan Province Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...	44,059	Province of Afghanistan.
Ayacucho Region Ayacucho Region Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.A referendum was held on...	43,815	Region of Peru.
Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...	43,698	Second largest region of Metropolitan France.
Rio de Janeiro (state)	43,696	State of Brazil.
Tanintharyi Region	43,328	Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Anzoátegui Anzoátegui Anzoátegui State , is one of the 23 component states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beautiful beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately 100 km long...	43,300	State of Venezuela.
Penza Oblast Penza Oblast -External links:* *...	43,200	Federal subject of Russia.
Issyk Kul Province Issyk Kul Province Issyk Kul Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Province, Kazakhstan , Chui Province , Naryn Province and Xinjiang, China ....	43,100	Second largest province of Kyrgyzstan.
Denmark	43,094	Country in Europe. Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland Greenland Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for... and Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland... covers 2,220,093 km².
Antsiranana Province Antsiranana Province Antsiranana is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 43,406 km2. It had a population of 1,188,425 . Its capital was Antsiranana. Notable is Ankarana Reserve.Antsiranana Province bordered the following provinces:...	43,046	Smallest Province of Madagascar.
Tambacounda Region Tambacounda Region Tambacounda, formerly known as Sénégal Orientale, is a region of Senegal. It used to be part of the Mali Empire before the borders were created to separate Mali from Senegal. Tambacounda is physically the largest of Senegal's 11 regions, but is sparsely populated and its economy lags behind the...	42,706	Largest region of Senegal.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...	42,610	Geographic subdivision of the U.S. State of Michigan.
Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...	42,437	Country in Europe and the Caribbean.
Southern Cameroons	42,383	Area claimed by the Republic of Ambazonia Ambazonia The name Ambazonia or Ambazania refers to two separate entities. One pertains to an advocacy group struggling for the total restoration of the statehood of the Crown Colony formerly known as the British Southern Cameroons... in Camaroon.
West Sumatra West Sumatra West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...	42,297	Province of Indonesia.
Udmurt Republic Udmurtia The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...	42,100	Federal subject of Russia.
Cuvette	41,800	Third largest department of the Republic of the Congo. Area is approximate, as sources conflict.
Extremadura	41,634	Autonomous community of Spain.
Netherlands	41,528	Country in Europe. Includes the Netherlands proper only.
Dodoma Dodoma Dodoma , officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324,347 , is the national capital of Tanzania, and the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma...	41,311	Region of Tanzania.
Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...	41,308	Third largest region of Metropolitan France.
Switzerland	41,284	Country in Europe.
Selenge Selenge Province Selenge is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.- Administrative subdivisions :* - The aimag capital- References :...	41,200	Aimag of Mongolia.
Tarapacá Tarapacá Region The I Tarapacá Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro Department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The port city of Iquique The I Tarapacá...	41,200	Region of Chile.
Nimruz Province Nimruz Province Nimruz is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the south-west of the country on the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The name Nimruz means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian. Nimruz covers 41,000 km² and has a population of 149,000...	41,005	Province of Afghanistan.
Homs Homs Governorate Homs Governorate is one of the fourteen muhafazat of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from 40,940 km². to 42,223 km² . It is thus geographically the largest governorate of Syria. Homs Governorate has a population of 1,763,000 . The capital is...	40,940	Largest governate of Syria.
Minsk Voblast (Minsk Province)	40,800	Largest province of Belarus.
Homiel Voblast Homiel Voblast Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush... (Homyel Province)	40,400	Second largest province of Belarus.
Savanes Savanes (Côte d'Ivoire) Savanes is one of the 19 regions of Côte d'Ivoire. The region's capital is Korhogo. Covering 40,323 km², its population is 1,215,100.The region is divided into four departments- Boundiali, Ferkessédougou, Korhogo and Tingréla....	40,323	Largest region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Lakes	40,235	State of Sudan.
Delta Amacuro Delta Amacuro Delta Amacuro State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic Ocean and Guyana are found to the east, and Monagas State is found to the west...	40,200	State of Venezuela.
Zaire Province Zaire (province) One of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres in the north west of the country and has a population of approximately 600,000. It has a tropical climate...	40,130	Province of Angola.
Vitsebsk Voblast Vitsebsk Voblast Vitsebsk Voblast or Vitebsk Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk .As of a 2009 estimate, the voblast has a population of 1,230,800... (Vitsebsk Province)	40,100	Third largest province of Belarus.
Coquimbo Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...	39,647	Region of Chile.
Kagera Kagera Region Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania. Bukoba, Kagera Region's capital, is a fast growing town situated on the shore of Lake Victoria. Bukoba lies only 1 degree south of the Equator and is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake. The region neighbors Uganda, Rwanda and...	39,627	Region of Tanzania.
Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...	39,600	Federal subject of Russia.
Brong-Ahafo Region Brong-Ahafo Region The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in mid-western Ghana, between the Ashanti Region and the Northern Region. Its capital is Sunyani.This region was created in 1958. It contains many cultural and wildlife attractions, but it is less known to tourists than the Ashanti, Northern, Central, or Greater...	39,557	Second largest region of Ghana.
Al Jawf Governorate Al Jawf Governorate Al Jawf is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:Al Ghayl DistrictAl Hazm DistrictAl Humaydat DistrictAl Khalq DistrictAl Maslub DistrictAl Matammah DistrictAl Maton DistrictAz Zahir DistrictBart Al Anan DistrictKhabb wa ash Sha'af District...	39,500	Third largest governorate of Yemen.
Buxoro Province Buxoro Province Buxoro Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory. It borders Turkmenistan, Navoiy Province, Qashqadaryo Province, a tiny bit of Xorazm Province, and the Karakalpakstan Republic. It covers an area...	39,400	Third largest province of Uzbekistan.
Amazonas Region Amazonas Region Amazonas is a department of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Department on the west, La Libertad Department on the south, and Loreto Department and San Martín Department on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas....	39,249	Region of Peru.
Centre Centre (France) Centre is one of the 27 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country, around the Loire Valley. Its capital is Orléans, although its largest city is Tours.-Features:...	39,151	Region of France.
Shabwah Governorate Shabwah Governorate Shabwah is a governorate of Yemen. Its main town is Ataq.-Districts:Ain DistrictAl Talh DistrictAr Rawdah DistrictArma DistrictAs Said DistrictAtaq DistrictBayhan DistrictDhar DistrictHabban DistrictHatib District...	39,000	Governorate of Yemen.
Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....	38,863	State of India.
Oshikoto Region Oshikoto Region Oshikoto is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. The northern part of the region is agricultural, whereas the main economic activities in the southern part are cattle rearing and mining...	38,653	Region of Namibia.
Maradi Department	38,581	Department of Niger.
Woleu-Ntem Woleu-Ntem Woleu-Ntem is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 38,465 km². The provincial capital is Oyem.As Woleu-Ntem is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders Cameroon, as well as bordering the Republics of Equatorial Guinea and of the Congo...	38,465	Second largest province of Gabon.
Nordland Nordland is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...	38,463	County of Norway.
Yucatán	38,402	State of Mexico.
Plateaux	38,400	Department of the Republic of the Congo.
Konya Province Konya Province Konya Province is a province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. It is the largest province by area of Turkey.-Districts:...	38,157	Largest province of Turkey.
South East Sulawesi South East Sulawesi South East Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula....	38,140	Province of Indonesia.
Zanzan Zanzan Zanzan is one of the 19 regions of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. The region's capital is Bondoukou. Covering 38,000 km², its population is 839,000.The region is divided into three departments: Bondoukou, Bouna, and Tanda....	38,000	Second largest region of Côte d'Ivoire.
Adamawa State Adamawa State Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. It was formed in 1991 from part of Gongola State with four administrative divisions namely: Adamawa, Ganye, Mubi and Numan. It is one of the thirty-six States which constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria.-Geography:Adamawa...	37,957	State of Nigeria.
Sennar	37,844	State of Sudan.
Ngounié Ngounié Ngounié is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 37,750 km². The provincial capital is Mouila.To the southeast, Ngounié borders the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo...	37,750	Third largest province of Gabon.
Junín Region Junín Region Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...	37,667	Region of Peru.
Tarija Department Tarija Department Tarija is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 391,226 inhabitants. It has an area of 37.623 km²...	37,623	Smallest department of Bolivia.
West Azarbaijan Province West Azarbaijan Province West Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....	37,437	Province of Iran.
Ulyanovsk Oblast Ulyanovsk Oblast Ulyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk...	37,300	Federal subject of Russia.
Polynesia Polynesia Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...	37,141	An island chain subdivision of Oceania, including Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... .
Khomas Region Khomas Region Khomas is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. It contains the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest...	37,007	Region of Namibia.
South Kalimantan South Kalimantan South Kalimantan/South Borneo is one of the thirty-three Provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin...	36,985	Province of Indonesia.
Huánuco Region Huánuco Region Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...	36,849	Region of Peru.
Rakhine State Rakhine State Rakhine State is a Burmese state. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between...	36,762	State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Kassala	36,710	State of Sudan.
Assaba Assaba Assaba is a region in southern Mauritania. Its capital is Kifa. Other major cities/towns include Guerou. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Tagant to the north, the Mauritanian region of Hodh El Gharbi to the east, Mali to the south, and the Mauritanian regions of Gorgol and...	36,600	Region of Mauritania.
Haut-Ogooué Haut-Ogooué Haut-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of 36,547 km². The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is mining, with manganese, gold and uranium being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral Francevillite...	36,547	Province of Gabon.
Ghor Province	36,479	Province of Afghanistan.
Manicaland Manicaland Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of approximately 1.6 million . Mutare is the capital of the province. -Background:...	36,459	Third smallest province of Zimbabwe.
Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...	36,400	Federal subject of Russia.
Kebbi State Kebbi State Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi. The state was formed from part of Sokoto State in 1991. Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of...	36,320	State of Nigeria.
Republic of China	36,188	Territory with disputed status in Asia. Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... , Penghu, Kinmen Kinmen Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its... , and Matsu Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County , Fujian Province of the Republic of China . Only a small area of what is historically Lienchiang County is under the control of the ROC... .
Guinea-Bissau	36,125	Country in Africa.
Chin State Chin State Chin State is a state located in western Burma . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south, Bangladesh in south-west, Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east, Indian state of Manipur in the north and Indian state of Mizoram in the west. The Chin ethnic group make up the...	36,009	State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Biobío	36,007	Region of Chile.
Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated in the Russian Far East, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan....	36,000	Federal subject of Russia.
Pahang	35,964	Third largest state of Malaysia.
Unity	35,956	State of Sudan.
Ancash Region Ancash Region Ancash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote...	35,914	Region of Peru.
Piura Region Piura Region Piura is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru...	35,892	Region of Peru.
Kweneng District Kweneng District Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cave, allude to this history...	35,890	District of Botswana.
Petén	35,854	Largest department of Guatemala.
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	35,801	Largest island under the governance of the Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor... , referenced elsewhere in this list.
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...	35,752	Third largest state of Germany.
Masovian Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship -Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"... (Mazowieckie)	35,728	Largest Voivodeship of Poland.
Lampung Lampung Lampung is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra and borders the provinces of Bengkulu and South Sumatra. Lampung is the original home of the Lampung people, who speak a distinct language from other people in Sumatra and have their own alphabet. Its...	35,376	Province of Indonesia.
Barinas Barinas (state) Barinas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state...	35,200	State of Venezuela.
Ayeyarwady Region	35,167	Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Maakhir Maakhir Maakhir , officially the Maakhir State of Somalia was an autonomous region in northern Somalia in an area disputed by the Somaliland and Puntland macro-regions. In January 2009, it was incorporated into Puntland.-Autonomy:...	35,000	Historic region of Somalia.
Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. Population: 1,278,087 .-History:...	34,900	Federal subject of Russia.
West Java West Java West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...	34,817	Province of Indonesia.
Lima Region Lima Region Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....	34,802	Region of Peru.
Arusha Arusha Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania. It is the capital of the Arusha Region, which claims a population of 1,288,088, including 281,608 for the Arusha District . Arusha is surrounded by some of Africa's most famous landscapes and national parks...	34,516	Region of Tanzania.
Southern Finland Southern Finland Southern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- History :...	34,378	Smallest province of Finland.
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...	34,300	Federal subject of Russia.
Huambo Province Huambo (province) Huambo is a province of Angola. With an area of 34,270 km2 it is one of the geographically smaller provinces, situated in the Central Region approximately 450 km south east of the capital, Luanda....	34,274	Province of Angola.
Mandalay Region	34,253	Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States).
Far North Province Far North Province The Far North Region , also known as the Extreme North Region , is the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nigeria to the west. The capital is Maroua.The province is one of Cameroon's most culturally diverse...	34,246	Province of Cameroon.
Rajshahi Division	34,235	Largest division of Bangladesh.
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...	34,043	State of Germany.
Hainan Hainan Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...	34,000	Province of China.
Pool	33,955	Department of the Republic of the Congo.
Puebla	33,902	State of Mexico.
Moldova	33,851	Country in Eastern Europe. Includes Transnistria Transnistria Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine... (Pridnestrovie).
Brakna Brakna Brakna is a region in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Bogué. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Tagant to the north-east, the Mauritanian regions of Assaba and Gorgol to the south-east, Senegal to the south-west and the Mauritanian region of...	33,800	Region of Mauritania.
Kwara State Kwara State Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...	33,792	State of Nigeria.
Zamfara State Zamfara State Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party . Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State....	33,667	State of Nigeria.
North Bahr-al-Ghazal	33,558	State of Sudan.
Cajamarca Region Cajamarca Region Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...	33,318	Region of Peru.
Odessa Oblast Odessa Oblast Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...	33,310	Largest oblast of Ukraine.
Nariño Department Nariño Department Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.-Municipalities:# Albán# Aldana# Ancuya...	33,268	District of Colombia.
South Sinai Governorate	33,140	Governorate of Egypt.
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte , sometimes shortened to RAAN, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 32,159 km² and has a population of 249,700 . It is the largest autonomous region or department in Nicaragua...	33,106	Largest region of Nicaragua.
Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor Governorate Deir ez-Zor Governorate or Muhafazah Dayr az Zawr is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq. It has an area of 33,060 km² and a population of 1,202,000...	33,060	Second largest governate of Syria.
Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...	32,893	Lake in Africa between Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia; second deepest lake in the world.
Chittagong Division	32,696	Second largest division of Bangladesh.
Central Java Central Java Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...	32,548	Province of Indonesia.
Araucanía Araucanía Region The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....	32,472	Region of Chile.
Pwani Pwani Region Pwani is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. Kibaha serves as the region's capital. The region is bordered to the North by the Tanga Region, to the East by Dar-es-Salaam and the Indian Ocean, to the South by the Lindi Region and to the West by the Morogoro Region...	32,407	Region of Tanzania.
Brest Voblast Brest Voblast Brest Voblast or Brest Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Brest.Important cities within the voblast' include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.-Geography:... (Brest Province)	32,300	Third smallest province of Belarus.
Minya Governorate Minya Governorate Minya Governorate is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as Tmoone and in Bohairic as Thmonē , meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area...	32,279	Governorate of Egypt.
Mashonaland East Mashonaland East Mashonaland East is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km² and a population of approximately 1.1 million . Marondera is the capital of the province.-Districts:Mashonaland East is divided into eight districts:* Chikomba* Goromonzi...	32,230	Second smallest province of Zimbabwe.
Sokoto State Sokoto State Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...	32,146	State of Nigeria.
Maryland	32,133	State of the United States.
Catalonia	32,114	Autonomous community of Spain.
Ouham-Pendé Ouham-Pendé Ouham-Pendé is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bozoum. The region contains several ghost towns such as Goroumo, Beogombo Deux and Paoua due to government forces ransacking them and armed bandits killing all the male inhabitants over the years from 2005 to...	32,100	Prefecture of the Central African Republic.
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹...	32,082	Region of France.
Southland Southland Region Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...	32,079	Second largest region of New Zealand.
Kujalleq Kujalleq Kujalleq is a new municipality in the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. With 7,589 inhabitants as of January 2010, it is the least-populated municipality in Greenland. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq...	32,000	Smallest municipality of Greenland.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....	31,974	Second largest oblast of Ukraine.
Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....	31,865	Third largest oblast of Ukraine.
Ombella-M'Poko Ombella-M'Poko Ombella-M'Poko is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bimbo....	31,835	Prefecture of the Central African Republic.
Benguela Province Benguela (province) Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial...	31,788	Province of Angola.
Burgundy	31,582	Region of France.
Lake Baikal Lake Baikal Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...	31,500	Lake in Russia. Deepest and largest volume lake in the world.
Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast is an oblast in eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhansk Oblast to the east, Donetsk Oblast to the south-east, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west, Poltava Oblast to the west and Sumy Oblast to the north-west...	31,415	Oblast of Ukraine.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...	31,400	Region of France.
Bengo Province Bengo (province) Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents...	31,371	Province of Angola.
Copperbelt Province Copperbelt Province Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely...	31,328	Province of Zambia.
Otago Otago Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...	31,241	Third largest region of New Zealand.
Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in central Morocco. It covers an area of 31,160 km² and has a population of 3,102,652...	31,160	Region of Morocco.
Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely within Canada , the third or fourth largest in North America, and the seventh or eighth largest in the world...	31,080	Lake in Canada.
Warap	31,027	State of Sudan.
Dosso Department Dosso Department Dosso is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Dosso....	31,002	Department of Niger.
North Maluku North Maluku North Maluku is a province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku. Maluku province used to cover the entire group...	30,895	Province of Indonesia.
Dhaka Division	30,772	Third largest division of Bangladesh.
Benue State Benue State Benue is a state in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa...	30,755	State of Nigeria.
Mwanza Mwanza Mwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...	30,548	Region of Tanzania.
Santander Department Santander Department Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...	30,537	District of Colombia.
Belgium	30,528	Country in Europe.
Maule Maule Region The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...	30,518	Region of Chile.
Guanajuato	30,491	State of Mexico.
White Nile	30,411	State of Sudan.
Lesotho	30,355	Country in Africa.
Mambéré-Kadéï Mambéré-Kadéï Mambéré-Kadéï is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The prefecture covers 30,203 km² and has a population of 289,688 , giving a population density of less than 10 inhabitants/km². Its capital is Berbérati....	30,203	Prefecture of the Central African Republic.
Mara Mara Region Mara is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. The region is named after the Mara River. Musoma serves as the Region's capital.The neighbouring regions are Mwanza and Shinyanga , Arusha and Kagera . To the north east, it borders the Republic of Kenya...	30,150	Region of Tanzania.
Lake Malawi Lake Malawi Lake Malawi , is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Great Rift Valley system of East Africa. This lake, the third largest in Africa and the eighth largest lake in the world, is located between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania...	30,044	Lake in Africa between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

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