# List of largest cities by area

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

## Cities/municipalities

This table shows all cities or municipalities with a total area of at least 50,000 km$^2$. Administrative areas without city/municipality status like districts or prefectures are excluded.
| City/municipality | Municipality status | Country | Total area (km$^2$) | Population | Population density (per km$^2$) |
| Sermersooq | Municipality | Greenland | 575,300 | 24,148 | 0.04 |
| Avannaata | Municipality | Greenland | 522,700 | 10,920 | 0.02 |
| Nagqu | Prefecture-level City | China | 353,010 | 504,838 | 1 |
| Hulunbuir | Prefecture-level City | China | 234,545 | 2,242,875 | 10 |
| Shigatse | Prefecture-level City | China | 178,400 | 798,153 | 4 |
| Fderîck | Commune | Mauritania | 169,684 | 11,623 | 0.06 |
| Jiuquan | Prefecture-level City | China | 167,680 | 1,055,706 | 6 |
| Altamira | Município | Brazil | 159,533 | 126,279 | 0.8 |
| Djado | Commune | Niger | 156,026 | 876 | 0.005 |
| Hami | Prefecture-level City | China | 137,263 | 673,383 | 5 |
| Reggane | Commune | Algeria | 124,711 | 20,402 | 0.2 |
| Barcelos | Município | Brazil | 122,461 | 18,834 | 0.2 |
| Bordj Badji Mokhtar | Commune | Algeria | 121,486 | 16,437 | 0.1 |
| Iferouane | Commune | Niger | 120,288 | 13,655 | 0.1 |
| Ouadane | Commune | Mauritania | 118,210 | 3,833 | 0.03 |
| N'Gourti | Commune | Niger | 113,484 | 51,767 | 0.5 |
| Chamdo | Prefecture-level City | China | 109,790 | 760,966 | 7 |
| São Gabriel da Cachoeira | Município | Brazil | 109,193 | 51,795 | 0.5 |
| Oriximiná | Município | Brazil | 107,614 | 68,294 | 0.6 |
| In Amguel | Commune | Algeria | 101,324 | 4,208 | 0.04 |
| Kashgar | Prefecture-level City | China | 100,598 | 4,496,377 | 45 |
| Qeqqata | Municipality | Greenland | 97,000 | 9,191 | 0.1 |
| Oualata | Commune | Mauritania | 93,092 | 4,782 | 0.05 |
| Oum El Assel | Commune | Algeria | 87,683 | 3,183 | 0.04 |
| Bir Moghrein | Commune | Mauritania | 87,401 | 5,126 | 0.06 |
| Ordos | Prefecture-level City | China | 87,097 | 2,153,638 | 25 |
| Chifeng | Prefecture-level City | China | 87,032 | 4,035,967 | 46 |
| Tazrouk | Commune | Algeria | 86,366 | 4,091 | 0.05 |
| Tapauá | Município | Brazil | 84,946 | 19,599 | 0.2 |
| São Félix do Xingu | Município | Brazil | 84,213 | 65,418 | 0.8 |
| Bordj Omar Driss | Commune | Algeria | 83,030 | 5,736 | 0.1 |
| Chongqing | Province-level city | China | 82,403 | 32,054,159 | 389 |
| Abalessa | Commune | Algeria | 80,381 | 9,163 | 0.1 |
| Nyingchi | Prefecture-level City | China | 77,680 | 238,936 | 3 |
| Atalaia do Norte | Município | Brazil | 76,508 | 15,314 | 0.2 |
| Illizi | Commune | Algeria | 76,023 | 17,252 | 0.2 |
| Heihe | Prefecture-level City | China | 74,415 | 1,286,401 | 17 |
| Tindouf | Commune | Algeria | 73,882 | 45,966 | 0.6 |
| Almeirim | Município | Brazil | 72,955 | 72,955 | 0.5 |
| Charagua | Município | Bolivia | 71,360 | 40,476 | 0.6 |
| Turpan | Prefecture-level City | China | 69,750 | 693,988 | 10 |
| Hassi Messaoud | Commune | Algeria | 69,582 | 45,147 | 0.6 |
| Jutaí | Município | Brazil | 69,457 | 69,457 | 0.4 |
| Tesker | Commune | Niger | 69,278 | 37,132 | 0.5 |
| Lábrea | Município | Brazil | 68,263 | 45,448 | 0.7 |
| Cumaribo | Município | Colombia | 65,597 | 79,122 | 1 |
| Bayannur | Prefecture-level City | China | 65,143 | 1,538,715 | 24 |
| Foggaret Ezzaouia | Commune | Algeria | 64,572 | 6,649 | 0.1 |
| Corumbá | Município | Brazil | 64,432 | 96,268 | 1.5 |
| Santa Isabel do Rio Negro | Município | Brazil | 62,800 | 14,164 | 0.2 |
| Itaituba | Município | Brazil | 62,042 | 123,314 | 2.0 |
| Qeqertalik | Municipality | Greenland | 62,400 | 6,082 | 0.1 |
| In-Gall | Commune | Niger | 61,171 | 51,903 | 0.8 |
| Tabelbala | Commune | Algeria | 60,390 | 5,121 | 0.1 |
| Tichit | Commune | Mauritania | 59,575 | 3,331 | 0.06 |
| Tongliao | Prefecture-level City | China | 58,863 | 2,873,168 | 49 |
| Idlès | Commune | Algeria | 58,338 | 4,945 | 0.1 |
| Coari | Município | Brazil | 57,971 | 70,616 | 0.2 |
| Djanet | Commune | Algeria | 57,008 | 14,655 | 0.3 |
| Japurá | Município | Brazil | 55,827 | 8,858 | 0.2 |
| Apuí | Município | Brazil | 54,241 | 20,647 | 0.4 |
| Jacareacanga | Município | Brazil | 53,305 | 24,042 | 0.5 |
| Harbin | Sub-provincial city | China | 53,069 | 10,009,854 | 189 |
| Aderbissinat | Commune | Niger | 51,358 | 35,320 | 0.7 |
| In Guezzam | Commune | Algeria | 51,122 | 7,045 | 0.1 |
| Kujalleq | Municipality | Greenland | 51,000 | 6,205 | 0.1 |

## Urban areas

This table shows all cities or conurbations with a total urbanised area of at least 5,000 km$^2$, according to Demographia's annual World Urban Areas publication, that uses a consistent methodology between countries to provide comparable population and area figures.
| Urban area | Country | Built-up land area (km$^2$) | Population | Urban population density (per km$^2$) |
| Greater Los Angeles | United States | 87,940 | 18,316,743 | 541.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area) | United States | 26,390 | 9,710,000 | 953 |
| New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area) | United States | 12,093 | 20,902,000 | 1,728 |
| Boston–Providence | United States | 9,539 | 7,340,000 | 769 |
| Tokyo–Yokohama | Japan | 8,231 | 39,105,000 | 4,751 |
| Atlanta | United States | 7,400 | 5,434,000 | 734 |
| Chicago | United States | 7,006 | 9,013,000 | 1,286 |
| Moscow | Russia | 5,879 | 17,693,000 | 3,009 |
| Washington, D.C.–Baltimore | United States | 5,501 | 7,583,000 | 1,378 |
| Philadelphia | United States | 5,429 | 5,697,000 | 1,049 |