Lebanon, with its 10,452 square kilometers is not the biggest country of all, we know that. It’s actually among the smallest in the world. There are even cities, including municipalities/localities, that are bigger than Lebanon, in land size.
#1 Nagqu, China – 450,537 km2
Population: 462,381
Nagqu is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Autonomous Region of Tibet in China.
#2 Hulumbuir, China – 263,953 km2
Population: 2,549,278
Hulumbuir is a region governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China.
#3 Jiuquan, China – 191,342 km2
Population: 1,095,947
Also a prefecture-level city, it’s located in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province of China.
#4 Shigatse, China – 182,000 km2
Population: About 720,00
Shigatse (Xigazê) is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, located within the historical Tsang province of Tibet.
#5 Altamira, Brazil – 159,534 km2
Population: 109,938
Altamira occupies 12.8% of the Pará state in northern Brazil, 1.8% of Brazil’s territory, and 0.8% of South America. It also covers a more extensive area than 104 countries.
#6 Chamdo City, China – 110,154 km2
Population: 657,505
A prefecture-level city in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Chamdo is Tibet’s third-largest city.
#7 Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia – 100,000 km2
Population: Around 33,000
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east of the state capital, Perth.
#8 Chongqing, China – 82,403 km2
Population: 15,872,000
A megacity in southwest China, Chongqing is said to be around the size of Austria.
#9 Mount Isa, Australia – 43,348.6 km2
Population: 18,588
An Australian city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, home to one of the most productive single mines in world history, according to Australian Explorer.
#10 La Tuque, Quebec, Canada – 28,099 km2
Population: 7,752
Located in north-central Quebec, on the Saint-Maurice River, most of its inhabitants live within the urban area, which is relatively small, yet the city’s territory is the largest municipality in Canada.
#11 Kiruna, Sweden – 20,551.45 km2
Population: 22,867
Kiruna is the northernmost town in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland.
#12 Jokkmokk, Sweden – 19,334.40 km2
Population: 2,759
Located in the Swedish province of Lapland, just north of the Arctic Circle.
#13 Gällivare, Sweden – 16,818.24 km2
Population: 17,529
Located in the Swedish province of Lapland, 100 km north of the Arctic Circle.
#14 Beijing, China – 16,410.50 km2
Population: 20,463,000
Also called Peking by its people, Beijing is the capital of China and the most populous capital city in the world.
#15 Sitka, Alaska, USA – 12,461 km2
Population: About 8,493
The city-borough of Sitka is located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. Sitka was formerly known for its Russian name Novo-Arkhangelsk or New Archangel.
The 16th largest on the world’s list, Juneau in Alaska (USA) is smaller than Lebanon. It has an area of 8,428 km2 and is inhabited by 31,974 people.
Disclaimer: The figures mentioned in this article related to the population are according to the last publicized census conducted in the respective countries, some of which could not be considered recent.
