List of cities by surface area
- List of cities by surface area
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This is a non-exhaustive list of the world's largest cities in terms of the surface area of their municipalities. This list is limited to clear, unambiguously defined political jurisdictions which (in their own language) identify themselves as cities. This is as opposed to a metropolitan area which may include multiple cities all under the jurisdiction of separate city councils. All of the cities on this list consist mostly of agricultural land, forests, or wilderness, and most of them are rather modest in terms of population. Chongqing is by far the most populous, but even it has more countryside than built-up areas within its boundaries.
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| City |
Country |
Area km² |
Area sq mi |
Source |
| Baie-James, Québec |
 Canada |
297,330 |
116,144 |
[1] |
| Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia |
 China |
263,953 |
101,913 |
|
| Jiuquan, Gansu[1] |
China |
167,996 |
64,864 |
- |
| Altamira, Pará |
 Brazil |
159,696 |
61,659 |
[2] |
| City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia |
 Australia |
95,575 |
36,901.7 |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia |
| Chongqing[1] |
China |
82,400 |
31,815 |
[3] |
| Corumbá |
Brazil |
65,000 |
25,096.6 |
[4] |
| Wood Buffalo, Alberta |
Canada |
63,343 |
24,456 |
| Leh |
 India |
45,110 |
17,417 |
[5] |
| City of Mount Isa, Queensland |
Australia |
43,010 |
16,606 |
[6] |
| Porto Velho, Rondonia |
Brazil |
34,082 |
13,159.1 |
[7] |
| La Tuque, Quebec |
Canada |
29,696 |
11,466 |
- |
| Aripuanã |
Brazil |
25,049 |
9,672 |
pt:Aripuanã |
| Rural City of Mildura, Victoria |
Australia |
22,087 |
8,528 |
[8] |
| Qingyuan, Guangdong[1] |
China |
19,000 |
7,336 |
|
| Maripasoula, French Guiana |
 France |
18,360 |
7,089 |
[9] |
|
| Hohhot, Inner Mongolia |
China |
17,000 |
6,564 |
|
| Senneterre, Québec |
Canada |
16,525 |
6,455 |
|
| Sitka, Alaska |
 United States |
12,461 |
4,811 |
[10] |
| Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng |
 South Africa |
6,368 |
2,459 |
[11] |
| Mangaung (Bloemfontein), Free State |
South Africa |
6,283 |
2,426 |
[12] |
| Puerto Princessa), Palawan |
 Philippines |
2,540 |
981 |
|
| Davao, Davao del Norte |
Philippines |
2,444 |
944 |
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Includes several lower-level administrative divisions that also call themselves cities.
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