# List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 30,000 to 50,000 square kilometers

This is one of aseries of comprehensive listsofcontinents,countries, andfirst level administrative country subdivisionssuch as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area.Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. There is intentional overlap among the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
| Geographic entity | Area (km$^2$) | Notes |
| Ouaka | 49,900 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
| Smolensk Oblast | 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). |
| Jamtland County | 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. |
| Alexander Island | 49,070 | Island part of Antarctica. |
| Slovakia | 49,033 | Country in Europe. |
| Severny Island | 48,904 | Island part of Novaya Zemlya in Russia. |
| Eastern Finland | 48,726 | Second smallest province of Finland. |
| Bulgan | 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 | 48,637 | Largest county of Norway. |
| Farah Province | 48,471 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Okavango Region | 48,463 | Region of Namibia. |
| Bauchi State | 48,197 | State of Nigeria. |
| Tierra del Fuego | 48,100 | Archipelago in southern South America. |
| Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | 47,992 | Island divided between Chile and Argentina. |
| East Java | 47,922 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Manyara | 47,913 | Region of Tanzania. |
| East Nusa Tenggara | 47,876 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 47,784 | Region of France. |
| Aragon | 47,719 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
| Lower Saxony | 47,618 | Second largest state of Germany. |
| Estonia | 47,549 | Country in Northern Europe. De jure size – 2,321 km$^2$ were annexed by Russia. |
| South Province | 47,110 | Province of Cameroon. |
| Maluku | 46,975 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Muisca Confederation | 46,972 | Loose confederation of Muisca speaking chiefdoms in central Colombia until 1540 |
| Wadi Fira | 46,850 | Region of Chad. |
| Inchiri | 46,800 | Region of Mauritania. |
| Chocó Department | 46,530 | District of Colombia. |
| Vakaga | 46,500 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
| Espírito Santo | 46,078 | State of Brazil. |
| Ogooué-Ivindo | 46,075 | Largest province of Gabon. |
| Galmudug | 46,000 | Historic region of Somalia. |
| Moscow Oblast | 45,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Blue Nile | 45,844 | State of Sudan. |
| Bayan-Ölgii | 45,700 | Aimag of Mongolia. |
| East Azarbaijan Province | 45,650 | Province of Iran. |
| Lunda Sul Province | 45,649 | Province of Angola. |
| Kingdom of Asturias | 45,409 | A post Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula after the Muslim conquest, lasting from 785–925. |
| Estonia | 45,228 | Country in Northern Europe. Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea. De facto size – the remaining 2,321 km$^2$ were annexed by Russia. |
| Kigoma | 45,066 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Yobe State | 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 | 44,640 | District of Colombia. |
| Canterbury | 44,638 | Largest region of New Zealand. |
| Kaduna State | 44,217 | State of Nigeria. |
| Haryana | 44,212 | State of India. |
| Naryn Region | 44,160 | Largest region of Kyrgyzstan. |
| Astrakhan Oblast | 44,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Badakhshan Province | 44,059 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Berkner Island | 43,873 | Island part of Antarctica. |
| Ayacucho Region | 43,815 | Region of Peru. |
| Transkei | 43,798 | Unrecognised Bantustan of South Africa. |
| Issyk-Kul Region | 43,735 | Second largest region of Kyrgyzstan. |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43,696 | State of Brazil. |
| East Sepik Province | 43,426 | Second largest province of Papua New Guinea. |
| Tanintharyi Region | 43,328 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
| Anzoátegui | 43,300 | State of Venezuela. |
| Penza Oblast | 43,200 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Axel Heiberg Island | 43,178 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Denmark | 43,094 | Country in Europe. Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km$^2$. |
| Antsiranana Province | 43,046 | Smallest Province of Madagascar. |
| Tambacounda Region | 42,706 | Largest region of Senegal. |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan | 42,610 | Geographic subdivision of the U.S. State of Michigan. |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 42,437 | Country in Europe and the Caribbean. |
| Southern Cameroons | 42,383 | Area claimed by the Republic of Ambazonia in Camaroon. |
| West Sumatra | 42,297 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Melville Island | 42,149 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Udmurt Republic | 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 | 41,311 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Switzerland | 41,284 | Country in Europe. |
| Southampton Island | 41,214 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Selenge | 41,200 | Aimag of Mongolia. |
| Tarapacá | 41,200 | Region of Chile. |
| Nimruz Province | 41,005 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Homs | 40,940 | Largest governorate of Syria. |
| Minsk Region | 40,800 | Largest province of Belarus. |
| Gomel Region (Homiel Region) | 40,400 | Second largest province of Belarus. |
| Lakes | 40,235 | State of South Sudan. |
| Savanes District | 40,210 | Largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Delta Amacuro | 40,200 | State of Venezuela. |
| Zaire Province | 40,130 | Province of Angola. |
| Marajó | 40,100 | Island part of Brazil, world's largest fluvial island. |
| Vitebsk Region (Vitsebsk Region) | 40,100 | Third largest province of Belarus. |
| Coquimbo | 39,647 | Region of Chile. |
| Kagera | 39,627 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Ryazan Oblast | 39,600 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Brong-Ahafo Region | 39,557 | Second largest region of Ghana. |
| Al Jawf Governorate | 39,500 | Third largest governorate of Yemen. |
| Eastern Region, Uganda | 39,478.8 | Smallest region of Uganda. |
| Buxoro Region | 39,400 | Third largest region of Uzbekistan. |
| Amazonas | 39,249 | Department of Peru |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 39,151 | Region of France. |
| Shabwah Governorate | 39,000 | Governorate of Yemen. |
| Spitsbergen | 38,981 | Island part of Svalbard, Norway. |
| Kerala | 38,863 | State of India. |
| Oshikoto Region | 38,653 | Region of Namibia. |
| Maradi Department | 38,581 | Department of Niger. |
| Woleu-Ntem | 38,465 | Second largest province of Gabon. |
| Nordland | 38,463 | County of Norway. |
| Yucatán | 38,402 | State of Mexico. |
| Plateaux | 38,400 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
| Bhutan | 38,394 | Country in Asia. |
| Zanzan District | 38,251 | Second largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Konya Province | 38,157 | Largest province of Turkey. |
| Southeast Sulawesi | 38,140 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Adamawa State | 37,957 | State of Nigeria. |
| Sennar | 37,844 | State of Sudan. |
| Ngounié | 37,750 | Third largest province of Gabon. |
| Junín Region | 37,667 | Region of Peru. |
| Nzérékoré Region | 37,658 | Second largest region of Guinea. |
| Tarija Department | 37,623 | Smallest department of Bolivia. |
| West Azarbaijan Province | 37,437 | Province of Iran. |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | 37,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Polynesia | 37,141 | An island chain subdivision of Oceania, including Hawaii. |
| Khomas Region | 37,007 | Region of Namibia. |
| Ad Dhahirah Governorate | 37,000 | Second largest governorate of Oman. |
| South Kalimantan | 36,985 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Huánuco Region | 36,849 | Region of Peru. |
| Kyushu | 36,782 | Third-largest island of Japan, region containing the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa. |
| Rakhine State | 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 | 36,600 | Region of Mauritania. |
| Haut-Ogooué | 36,547 | Province of Gabon. |
| Ghor Province | 36,479 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Manicaland | 36,459 | Third smallest province of Zimbabwe. |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | 36,400 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Ash Sharqiyah Region (Oman) | 36,400 | Largest region of Oman. |
| Nigeria Kebbi State | 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, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | Country in Africa. |
| Chin State | 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 | 36,000 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Pahang | 35,964 | Third largest state of Malaysia. |
| Unity | 35,956 | State of South Sudan. |
| Northern Province, Sierra Leone | 35,936 | Largest province of Sierra Leone. |
| Ancash Region | 35,914 | Region of Peru. |
| Piura Region | 35,892 | Region of Peru. |
| Kweneng District | 35,890 | District of Botswana. |
| Petén | 35,854 | Largest department of Guatemala. |
| Sandaun Province | 35,820 | Third largest province of Papua New Guinea. |
| Taiwan | 35,801 | Largest island under the governance of the Republic of China, referenced elsewhere in this list. |
| Baden-Württemberg | 35,752 | Third largest state of Germany. |
| Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie) | 35,728 | Largest Voivodeship of Poland. |
| Faranah Region | 35,581 | Third largest region of Guinea. |
| Lampung | 35,376 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Hainan | 35,354 | Smallest province of China. |
| Barinas | 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). |
| New Britain | 35,145 | Island part of Papua New Guinea. |
| Maakhir | 35,000 | Historic region of Somalia. |
| Bryansk Oblast | 34,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| West Java | 34,817 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Lima Region | 34,802 | Region of Peru. |
| Arusha | 34,516 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Gulf Province | 34,472 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
| Southern Finland | 34,378 | Smallest province of Finland. |
| Tambov Oblast | 34,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Huambo Province | 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 | 34,246 | Province of Cameroon. |
| Rajshahi Division | 34,235 | Largest division of Bangladesh. |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 34,043 | State of Germany. |
| Hainan | 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 Europe. Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie). |
| Brakna | 33,800 | Region of Mauritania. |
| Kwara State | 33,792 | State of Nigeria. |
| Morobe Province | 33,705 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
| Zamfara State | 33,667 | State of Nigeria. |
| North Bahr-al-Ghazal | 33,558 | State of South Sudan. |
| Prince of Wales Island | 33,339 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Cajamarca Region | 33,318 | Region of Peru. |
| Odesa Oblast | 33,310 | Largest oblast of Ukraine. |
| Nariño Department | 33,268 | District of Colombia. |
| Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | Island part of Novaya Zemlya in Russia. |
| South Sinai Governorate | 33,140 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Kansai region | 33,125.7 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Ōsaka, Hyōgo, Nara and Wakayama. |
| North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | 33,106 | Largest region of Nicaragua. |
| Deir ez-Zor | 33,060 | Second largest governorate of Syria. |
| Daly River | 33,000 | Township in the Northern Territory of Australia. |
| Lake Tanganyika | 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 | 32,548 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Araucanía | 32,472 | Region of Chile. |
| Kantō region | 32,429.59 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa. |
| Jalal-Abad Region | 32,418 | Region of Kyrgyzstan. |
| Pwani | 32,407 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Brest Region | 32,300 | Third smallest province of Belarus. |
| Minya Governorate | 32,279 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Mashonaland East | 32,230 | Second smallest province of Zimbabwe. |
| Sokoto State | 32,146 | State of Nigeria. |
| Maryland | 32,133 | State of the United States. |
| Catalonia | 32,114 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
| Ouham-Pendé | 32,100 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
| Pays de la Loire | 32,082 | Region of France. |
| Southland | 32,079 | Second largest region of New Zealand. |
| Kujalleq | 32,000 | Smallest municipality of Greenland. |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 31,974 | Second largest oblast of Ukraine. |
| Chūgoku region | 31,921.54 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Tottori. Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. |
| Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate | 31,900 | Third largest governorate of Oman. |
| Chernihiv Oblast | 31,865 | Third largest oblast of Ukraine. |
| Ombella-M'Poko | 31,835 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
| Hauts-de-France | 31,806 | Region of France. |
| Benguela Province | 31,788 | Province of Angola. |
| Lake Baikal | 31,500 | Lake in Russia. Deepest and largest volume lake in the world. |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 31,415 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 31,400 | Region of France. |
| Bengo Province | 31,371 | Province of Angola. |
| Copperbelt Province | 31,328 | Province of Zambia. |
| Vancouver Island | 31,285 | Island of British Columbia, Canada |
| Otago | 31,241 | Third largest region of New Zealand. |
| Boké Region | 31,186 | Region of Guinea. |
| Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz | 31,160 | Region of Morocco. |
| Woroba District | 31,088 | Third largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Great Bear Lake | 31,080 | Lake in Canada. |
| Montagnes District | 31,050 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Warap | 31,027 | State of South Sudan. |
| Dosso Region | 31,002 | Department of Niger. |
| North Maluku | 30,895 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Dhaka Division | 30,772 | Third largest division of Bangladesh. |
| Benue State | 30,755 | State of Nigeria. |
| Mwanza | 30,548 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Santander Department | 30,537 | District of Colombia. |
| Belgium | 30,528 | Country in Europe. |
| Maule | 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 | 30,203 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
| Mara | 30,150 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Lake Malawi | 30,044 | Lake in Africa between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. |