Cities in China Ranked by Land area

Name: Cities in China Ranked by Land area
Creator: Wikidata
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Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Nagqu ranks #1 with 450,540 km². That is 1.8 times Hulunbuir in second place (252,780 km²). The top five are Nagqu, Hulunbuir, Shigatse, Jiuquan and Hami. The median across all 338 is 10,911 km²; Shihezi is last at 62.3 km².

#1: Nagqu · 450,540 km²
Median: 10,911 km²
Coverage: 338 cities in China
Data year: As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Nagqu 450,540; 2. Hulunbuir 252,780; 3. Shigatse 179,900; 4. Jiuquan 168,080; 5. Hami 137,220; 6. Golmud 119,170; 7. Nyingchi 114,220; 8. Chamdo 109,820; 9. Chifeng 86,916; 10. Ordos City 86,882.

Full ranking

Cities in China Ranked by Land area
Rank	City	Country	Area (km²)
1	Nagqu	China	450,540
2	Hulunbuir	China	252,780
3	Shigatse	China	179,900
4	Jiuquan	China	168,080
5	Hami	China	137,220
6	Golmud	China	119,170
7	Nyingchi	China	114,220
8	Chamdo	China	109,820
9	Chifeng	China	86,916
10	Ordos City	China	86,882
11	Chongqing	China	82,403
12	Lhoka	China	79,254
13	Turpan	China	69,759
14	Heihe	China	66,862
15	Bayannur	China	65,140
16	Tongliao	China	58,862
17	Ulanqab	China	54,456
18	Harbin	China	53,076
19	Pu'er City	China	44,266
20	Yulin	China	42,920
21	Qiqihar	China	42,255
22	Chengde	China	39,490
23	Ganzhou	China	39,363
24	Mudanjiang	China	38,827
25	Zhangye	China	38,592
26	Yan'an	China	37,031
27	Zhangjiakou	China	36,797
28	Baise	China	36,202
29	Suihua	China	34,873
30	Hechi	China	33,476
31	Yichun	China	32,800
32	Jiamusi	China	32,470
33	Wuwei	China	32,347
34	Zunyi	China	30,767
35	Lhasa	China	29,634
36	Qujing	China	28,936
37	Longnan	China	27,839
38	Jilin City	China	27,711
39	Guilin	China	27,667
40	Huaihua	China	27,573
41	Baotou	China	27,571
42	Qingyang	China	27,117
43	Hanzhong	China	27,096
44	Bijie	China	26,849
45	Nanyang	China	26,511
46	Nanping	China	26,280
47	Baicheng	China	25,759
48	Ji'an	China	25,284
49	Xinzhou	China	25,152
50	Changchun	China	24,734
51	Shiyan	China	23,666
52	Lincang	China	23,621
53	Ankang	China	23,536
54	Sanming	China	22,965
55	Shangrao	China	22,737
56	Jixi	China	22,494
57	Zhaotong	China	22,439
58	Yongzhou	China	22,259
59	Baoding	China	22,185
60	Nanning	China	22,099
61	Shuangyashan	China	22,051
62	Yichang	China	21,230
63	Daqing	China	21,205
64	Songyuan	China	21,170
65	Lüliang	China	21,140
66	Kunming	China	21,013
67	Shaoyang	China	20,824
68	Lijiang	China	20,555
69	Linfen	China	20,302
70	Mianyang	China	20,257
71	Baiyin	China	20,099
72	Xiangyang	China	19,728
73	Chaoyang	China	19,698
74	Dingxi	China	19,609
75	Shangluo	China	19,587
76	Chenzhou	China	19,342
77	Jiujiang	China	19,077
78	Baoshan	China	19,062
79	Qingyuan	China	19,036
80	Longyan	China	19,028
81	Xinyang	China	18,916
82	Fuzhou	China	18,798
83	Yichun	China	18,669
84	Liuzhou	China	18,597
85	Shaoguan	China	18,413
86	Changde	China	18,177
87	Baoji	China	18,117
88	Tongren	China	18,014
89	Baishan	China	17,505
90	Huanggang	China	17,457
91	Chongzuo	China	17,332
92	Lishui	China	17,275
93	Linyi	China	17,191
94	Hohhot	China	17,186
95	Yancheng	China	16,931
96	Hangzhou	China	16,854
97	Wuzhong	China	16,758
98	Dazhou	China	16,588
99	Beijing	China	16,411
100	Jinzhong	China	16,392