List of second-level administrative divisions by area explained

This is a list of second-level administrative divisions by area (including surface water) in square kilometres. Second-level administrative divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc.) and they are counties, districts, or cities, but the names vary by sovereign state.

List of second-level administrative divisions by area

90%;" align=center	+ align=center style="background:#ffffff"	Second-level administrative divisions by area	data-sort-type="number"	Rank	Second-level subdivision flag or Coat of Arms	Second level subdivision name	Capital	Subdivision	Sovereign state	data-sort-type="number"	Area (km²)	Population	Sovereign state similar in area	Rank in sovereign state	Rank in first level subdivision
0?	N/A	Wilkes Land	none	Australian Antarctic Territory		2,160,000	219 (summer), 59 (Winter)	Saudi Arabia(2,149,690)	1	1
1	none	Qikiqtaaluk Region	Iqaluit (regional centre)		Canada	989,879	18,988	Egypt (1,002,450)	1	1
2	none	Northeast Greenland National Park	none	Greenland	Denmark	972,000	0 (permanent), 31 (Winter)	(945,087)	1	1
3		Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District	Dudinka			897,900	31762	Pakistan (907,132)	1	1
4	none	Unorganized Borough	none		United States	837,700	81,803	Namibia (825,615)	1	1
5		Evenkiysky District	Tura			763,200	15,147	Chile (756,096.3)	2	2
6	none	Nord-du-Québec	none		Canada	747,191.93	44,561	Zambia (752,612)	2	1
7	none	Outback Communities Authority	Port Augusta and Andamooka		Australia	624,339	3,524	Central African Republic (622,984)	1	1
8		Sermersooq	Nuuk	Greenland	Denmark	531,900	21,868	Yemen (527,968)	2	2
9	none	Avannaata Municipality	Ilulissat	Greenland	Denmark	522,700	10,651	Yemen (527,968)	3	3
10	none	Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture	Korla	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	471,474	1,613,979	Cameroon (475,442)	1	1
11	none	Kivalliq Region	Rankin Inlet		Canada	444,621.71	10,413	Morocco	3	2
12	none	Kitikmeot Region	Cambridge Bay (regional centre)		Canada	443,277.47	6,543		4	3
13	none	Kenora District	Kenora		Canada	407,213.01	65,533	Paraguay (406,752)	5	1
14	none	Shire of East Pilbara	Newman, Western Australia		Australia	379,571	10,591	Japan (377,975)	2	1
15	none	Nagqu Prefecture	Seni	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	353,010	504,838		2	1
16	none	Ngari Prefecture	Shiquanhe	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	334,310	123,281			2
17	none	Timbuktu Cercle	Timbuktu	Tombouctou Region	Mali	331,522	127,328	(322,463)	1	1
18	none	Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Delingha	Qinghai Province	China	325,785	515,200	(322,463)	3	1
19	none	Barkly Region	Tennant Creek		Australia	322,713	7,392	(322,463)	3	1
20		Olenyoksky District	Olenyok			318,000	4,072	(322,463)	3	1
21		Koryak Okrug	Palana			292,600	18,759	Philippines (300,000)	4	1
22		Anadyrsky District	Anadyr			287,900	8,079	Ecuador (283,561)	5	1
23	none	Central Desert Region	Alice Springs		Australia	281,312	4,208	Ecuador (283,561)	4	2
24	none	Bilma Department	Bilma	Agadez Region	Niger	277,658	17,935	Ecuador (283,561)	1	1
25	none	MacDonnell Region	Alice Springs (not part of council)		Australia	268,329	6,863	Gabon (267,667)	5	3
26	none	Alxa League	Bayanhot	Inner Mongolia	China	267,574	231,334	Gabon (267,667)	5	1
27	none	Hulunbuir	Hailar	Inner Mongolia	China	263,953	2,549,278	Gabon (267,667)	6	2
28	none	Hotan Prefecture	Hotan	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	248,066	2,504,718	Guinea (245,857)		2
29	none	Côte-Nord Region	Baie-Comeau		Canada	247,655	92,518	Guinea (245,857)	6	2
30	none	North Slope Borough	Utqiaġvik		United States	245,520	9,872	Guinea (245,857)	2	2
31	none		Al-Hofuf	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	235,992	1,104,267		1	1
32		Bulunsky District	Tiksi			223,600	8,339	Guyana (214,969)	6	2
33	none	Xilingol	Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia	China	211,866	1,028,022	Guyana (214,969)	8	3
34		Turukhansky District	Turukhansk			211,189	15,971	Belarus (207,595)	7	3
35	none	Al Malha District	Al Malha	North Darfur		195,358	165,548	Senegal (196,712)	1	1
36	none	Jiuquan	Suzhou	Gansu Province	China	191,342	1,095,947	Senegal (196,712)	9	1
37	none	Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Gyêgu	Qinghai		188,794	310,800	(185,180)	10	2
38	none	Roper Gulf Region	Katherine		Australia	185,210	7,397	(185,180)	6	4
39	none	Shire of Wiluna	Wiluna, Western Australia		Australia	182,155.8	742	Cambodia (181,035)	7	2
40	none	Laverton Shire	Laverton		Australia	180,127	1,153	Cambodia (181,035)	8	3
41	none	Shigatse Prefecture	Samzhubzê	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	178,404	798,153	Uruguay (176,215)		3
42	none	Al Udeid Governorate	Salwa	Eastern Province	Saudi Arabia	175,575	8,635	Uruguay (176,215)	2	2
43		Bilibinsky District	Bilibino			174,652	7,369	Uruguay (176,215)	8	2
44		Tazovsky District	Tazovsky			174,343.92	17,235	Uruguay (176,215)	9	1
45	none	F'Derick Department	F'Derick	Tiris Zemmour Region	Mauritania	171,267	4,715	Uruguay (176,215)	1	1
46		Zapolyarny District	Iskateley			170,000	19,222	Uruguay (176,215)	10	2
47		Ayano-Maysky District	Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai			167,200	1,942	Suriname (163,820)	11	1
48		Mirninsky District	Mirny, Sakha Republic			165,800	72,171	Suriname (163,820)	12	3
49	none	Tindouf District	Tindouf	Tindouf Province		161,565	49,149	Tunisia (163,610)	1	1
50		Olyokminsky District	Olyokminsk			160,800	24,893	Tunisia (163,610)	13	4
51	none	Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku	Warburton, Western Australia		Australia	160,733	1,606	Tunisia (163,610)	9	4
52		Altamira	Altamira (headquarters)		Brazil	159,533	117,320	Bangladesh (147,570)	1	1
53		Okhotsky District	Okhotsk			158,518	6,527	Tunisia (163,610)	14	2
54		Aldansky District	Aldan, Russia			156,800	39,492	Tunisia (163,610)	15	5
55	none	Victoria Daly Region	Katherine East (outside regional council)		Australia	153,287	3,138	Bangladesh (147,570)	10	5
56	none	Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture	Kangding	Sichuan	China	147,681	1,091,872	Bangladesh (147,570)	12	1
57	none	Tazrouk District	Tazrouk	Tamanrasset Province		144,704	9,036	Tajikistan (143,100)	2	1
58	none	Reggane District	Reggane	Adrar Provence		142,208	33,540	Tajikistan (143,100)	3	1
59	none	Cochrane District	Cochrane, Ontario		Canada	141,268.51	79,682	Tajikistan (143,100)	7	2
60	none	Tamanrasset District	Tamanrasset	Tamanrasset Province		140,331	96,843	Tajikistan (143,100)	4	2
61		Zhigansky District	Zhigansk			140,200	4,222	Tajikistan (143,100)	16	6
62	none	Iferouane Department	Iferouane	Agadez Region	Niger	139,589	32,731	Tajikistan (143,100)	2	2
63		Katangsky District	Yerbogachen			139,043	3,349	Tajikistan (143,100)	17	1
64		Verkhoyansky District	Batagay			137,400	11,352	Greece (131,957)	18	7
65	none	Hami Prefecture	Yizhou	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	137,263	673,383	Greece (131,957)		3
66	none	Oualata department	Oualata	Hodh Ech Chargui Region	Mauritania	137,165	13,086	Greece (131,957)	2	1
67		Tomponsky District	Khandyga			135,800	12,775	Greece (131,957)	19	8
68		Iultinsky District	Egvekinot			134,600	4,734	Greece (131,957)	20	3
69	none	Bordj Badji Mokhtr District	Bordj Badji Mokhtr	Borgj Badji Mokhtar Province		134,066	20,930	Greece (131,957)	5	1
70	none	In Amenas District	In Amenas	Illizi Province		129,766	17,462	Nicaragua (130,373)	6	1
71	none	Wadi Halfa District	Wadi Halfa	Northern State		129,415	33,631	Nicaragua (130,373)	2	1
72	none	Tibesti-Est Department	Bardai	Tibesti Region		128,468	14,984	Nicaragua (130,373)	1	1
73	none	Aksu Prefecture	Aksu	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	131,663	3,042,663	Nicaragua (130,373)		4
74	none	Ennedi -Ouest Department	Fada	Ennedi -Ouest Region		125,335	60,617	(120,540)	2	1
75		Srednekolymsky District	Srednekolymsk			125,200	7,499	(120,540)	21	9
76	none	Ulytau District	Ulytau	Ulytau Region	Kazakhstan	122,694	172,884	(120,540)	1	1
77		Barcelos			Brazil	122,475	27,772	(120,540)	2	1
78		Ust-Yansky District	Deputatsky			120,300	7,075	(120,540)	22	10
79	none	Maynas Province	Iquitos	Loreto Department	Peru	119,859.4	479,866	(120,540)	1	1
80	none	Peace River District	Dawson Creek		Canada	119,200.1	62,942	Malawi (118,484)	8	1
81	none	Ouadane Department	Ouadane	Adrar Region	Mauritania	118,903	3,973	Malawi (118,484)	3	1
82	none	Stikine Region	none		Canada	118,663.53	740	Malawi (118,484)	9	2
83		Nizhnevartovsky District	Nizhnevartovsk			118,500	36,130	Malawi (118,484)	23	1
84	none	Altay Prefecture	Altay	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	117,825	668,587	Eritrea (117,600)		5
85	none	Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley	Kununurra		Australia	117,514	7,148	Eritrea (117,600)	11	5
86		Yamalsky District	Yar-Sale			117,410	16,779	Eritrea (117,600)	24	2
87	none	Nyingchicity	Bayi	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	116,175	195,109	Benin (114,763)	16	4
88	none	Goundam Circle	Goundam	Tombouctou Region		115,947	127,328	Benin (114,763)	2	2
89	22px	Qeqqata Municipality	Sisimiut	Greenland	Denmark	115,500	9,620	Benin (114,763)	4	4
90	none	N'Gourti Department	N'Gourti	Diffa Region	Niger	113,484	51,767	Benin (114,763)	3	1
91	none	Kashgar Prefecture	Kashgar	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	China	112,306	4,759,622	Cuba (109,884)		6
92	none	Chamdo	Karuo District	Tibet Autonomous Region	China	110,154	657,505	Cuba (109,884)	17	5
93		Nadymsky District	Nadym			110,000	64,288	Cuba (109,884)	25	3
94		São Gabriel da Cachoeira	São Gabriel da Cachoeira (headquarters)		Brazil	109,185	47,031	Cuba (109,884)	3	2
95	none	In Salah District	In Salah	In Salah Province		108,835	39,167	Cuba (109,884)	7	1
96		Purovsky District	Tarko-Sale			108,400	51,792	Guatemala (108,889)	26	4
97		Kobyaysky District	Sangar, Sakha Republic			107,800	12,429	Guatemala (108,889)	27	11
98		Oriximiná			Brazil	107,602	74,016	Guatemala (108,889)	4	3
99		Allaikhovsky District	Chokurdakh			107,300	2,716	Guatemala (108,889)	28	12
100		Yeniseysky District	Yeniseysk			106,300	22,828	Guatemala (108,889)	29	4
101		Krasnoselkupsky District	Krasnoselkup			106,270	5,916	Guatemala (108,889)	30	5
102		Surgutsky District	Surgut			105,190	124,247	Iceland (102,775)	31	2
103		Momsky District	Khonuu			104,600	4,073	Iceland (102,775)	32	13
104	none	Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	Terrace, British Columbia		Canada	104,464.61	37,367	Iceland (102,775)	10	3
105	none	Thunder Bay District	Thunder Bay		Canada	103,719.51	146,048	Iceland (102,775)	11	3
106	none	Maralinga Tjarutja	Ceduna		Australia	102,863.6	59	Iceland (102,775)	12	2
107	none	Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara	Umuwa		Australia	102,650	2,276	Iceland (102,775)	13	3
108		Severo-Evensky District	Evensk			102,000	2,071	Iceland (102,775)	33	1
109	none	Meekatharra Shire	Meekatharra		Australia	100,789	1,067	(100,210)	14	6

Number of second level subdivisions by area of each size per country and country first level subdivisions

Count by country

Number of second level subdivisions by area of each size per country and country first level subdivisions:

90%;" align=center	Area in km^2	Countries by number of second level subdivisions	Country First Level Subdivisions by number of second level subdivisions	Total
400,000+	Canada; 5. Denmark; 3. Russia, China; 2. United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia 1.	Greenland, Nunavut; 3. Krasnoyarsk Krai; 2. Alaska, Quebec, South Australia, Eastern Province, Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ontario; 1.	15
200,000-399,999.999	China; 6. Russia; 5. Australia; 4. Niger; 2. Mali, Canada, United States; 1.	Northern Territory, Inner Mongolia; 3. Sakha Republic, Agadez Region; 2. Western Australia, Tombouctou Region, Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Xinjiang, Quebec, Alaska, Krasnoyarsk Krai; 1.	20
100,000-199,999.999	Russia; 27. China, Australia; 9. Algeria; 6. Canada; 5. Niger, South Africa; 3. Mauritania; 2. Denmark, Kazakhstan, Peru; 1.	Sakha Republic; 11. Western Australia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; 5. British Columbia, Northern Cape, Tamanrasset Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang; 3. Adrar Province (Algeria), Arkhangelsk Oblast, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Northern Territory, Ontario, South Australia; 2. Agadez Region, Greenland, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Balochistan Province, Irkutsk Oblast, Diffa Region, Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Illizi Province, Karaganda Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania), Loreto Region, Zinder Region, Magadan Oblast; 1.	68
100,000-989,879.35	Russia; 34. China; 17. Australia; 14. Canada; 11. Algeria; 6. Niger; 5. Denmark; 4. South Africa; 3. United States, Mauritania; 2. Saudi Arabia, Mali, Kazakhstan, Peru; 1.	Sakha Republic; 13. Western Australia; 6. Northern Territory, Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; 5. Greenland, Krasnoyarsk Krai; 4. Nunavut, Inner Mongolia, Agadez Region, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Tamanrasset, British Columbia, Ontario, South Australia, Northern Cape; 3. Quebec, Alaska, Qinghai, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Adrar Province (Algeria), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug; 2. Eastern Province, Tombouctou Region, Kamchatka Krai, Gansu, Sichuan, Balochistan Province, Irkutsk Oblast, Diffa Region, Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Illizi Province, Karaganda Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania), Loreto Region, Zinder Region, Magadan Oblast; 1.	103

400,000km^2+

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

90%;" align=center	+ align=center style="background:#ffffff"	Largest country second level subdivisions by area	Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Denmark	1 (1) Greenland (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)
Canada	1 (1) (Nunavut)	0 (1) (Nunavut)	2 (3) Quebec, Ontario (Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario)
Russia	0 (0)	1 (1) Krasnoyarsk Krai (Krasnoyarsk Krai)	0 (1) (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) South Australia (South Australia)
Saudi Arabia	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Eastern Province (Eastern Province)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)
World	2 (2)	1 (3)	7 (10)

200,000 km^2-399,999.999 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

90%;" align=center	+ align=center style="background:#ffffff"	Largest country second level subdivisions by area	Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Quebec (Quebec)
Russia	0 (0)	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	3 (4) Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai (Sakha Republic, Kamchatka Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)
Australia	1 (1) Northern Australia (Northern Australia)	0 (1) (Northern Australia)	1 (2) Western Australia (Western Australia, Northern Australia)
Mali	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tombouctou Region (Tombouctou Region)
China	1 (1) Inner Mongolia (Inner Mongolia)	0 (1) (Inner Mongolia)	3 (4) Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang (Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang)
Niger	0 (0)	1 (1) Agadez Region (Agadez Region)	0 (1) (Agadez Region)
World	2 (2)	2 (4)	10 (14)

100,000 km^2-199,999.999 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

90%;" align=center	+ align=center style="background:#ffffff"	Largest country second level subdivisions by area	Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 11 second level subdivisions (at least 11 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 10 second level subdivisions (at least 10 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 9 second level subdivisions (at least 9 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 8 second level subdivisions (at least 8 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 7 second level subdivisions (at least 7 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 6 second level subdivisions (at least 6 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 5 second level subdivisions (at least 5 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 4 second level subdivisions (at least 4 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) British Columbia (British Columbia)	1 (2) Ontario (British Columbia, Ontario)	0 (2) (British Columbia, Ontario)
Russia	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	1 (2) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	0 (2) (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	0 (2) (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	4 (6) Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)	3 (9) Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kabharovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast)
Algeria	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tamanrasset Province (Tamanrasset Province)	1 (2) Adrar Province (Algeria) (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria))	1 (3) Illizi Province (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria), Illizi Province)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Western Australia (Western Australia)	0 (1) (Western Australia)	0 (1) (Western Australia)	2 (3) Northern Australia, South Australia (Western Australia, Northern Australia, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Australia, South Australia)
South Africa	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Northern Cape (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (5) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)	0 (3) (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)	3 (3) (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)
Niger	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (3) Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region (Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region)
Mauritania	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania) (Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania))
Denmark	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Qeqqata (Qeqqata)
Kazakhstan	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Ulytau District (Ulytau District)
Peru	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Loreto Region (Loreto Region)
World	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	2 (3)	0 (3)	5 (11)	8 (17)	16 (30)

100,000 km^2-989,879.35 km^2

Second-level divisions are those under first level (states, provinces, etc...) and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.

90%;" align=center	+ align=center style="background:#ffffff"	Largest country second level subdivisions by area	Country	Number of first level country subdivisions with 13 second level subdivisions (at least 13 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 12 second level subdivisions (at least 12 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 11 second level subdivisions (at least 11 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 10 second level subdivisions (at least 10 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 9 second level subdivisions (at least 9 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 8 second level subdivisions (at least 8 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 7 second level subdivisions (at least 7 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 6 second level subdivisions (at least 6 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 5 second level subdivisions (at least 5 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 4 second level subdivisions (at least 4 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 3 second level subdivisions (at least 3 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 2 second level subdivisions (at least 2 second level subdivisions)	Number of first level country subdivisions with 1 second level subdivision (at least 1 second level subdivision)
Russia	1 (1) Sakha Republic (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	0 (1) (Sakha Republic)	1 (2) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	1 (3) Krasnoyarsk Krai (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai)	1 (4) Chukotka Autonomous Region (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region)	3 (7) Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)	3 (10) Kamchatka Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast (Sakha Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast)
China	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)	0 (2) (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region)	1 (3) Inner Mongolia (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia)	1 (4) Qinghai (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai)	2 (6) Gansu, Sichuan (Xinjiang, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan)
Australia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Western Australia (Western Australia)	1 (2) Northern Territory (Western Australia, Northern Territory)	0 (2) (Western Australia, Northern Territory)	1 (3) South Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)	0 (3) (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
Canada	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (3) Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario)	1 (4) Quebec (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)	0 (4) (Nunavut, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)
Algeria	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tamanrasset Province (Tamanrasset Province)	1 (2) Adrar Province (Algeria) (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria))	1 (3) Illizi Province (Tamanrasset Province, Adrar Province (Algeria), Illizi Province)
Niger	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Agadez Region (Agadez Region)	0 (1) (Agadez Region)	2 (3) Diffa Region, Zinder Region (Agadez Region, Diffa Region, Zinder Region)
Denmark	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Greenland (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)	0 (1) (Greenland)
South Africa	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Northern Cape (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)	0 (1) (Northern Cape)
United States	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Alaska (Alaska)	0 (1) (Alaska)
Mauritania	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2) Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania) (Hodh Ech Chargui Region, Adrar Region (Mauritania))
Saudi Arabia	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Eastern Province (Eastern Province)
Mali	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Tombouctou Region (Tombouctou Region)
Kazakhstan	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Karaganda Region (Karaganda Region)
Peru	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1) Loreto Region (Loreto Region)
World	1 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	1 (2)	4 (6)	2 (8)	9 (17)	7 (24)	15 (39)

List of second-level administrative divisions by area explained