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Prefectures of China

336 prefectures, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The prefectures

  1. 1Bayingolin469,602 km²
  2. 2Nagqu353,010 km²
  3. 3Ngari Prefecture334,310 km²
  4. 4Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture300,800 km²
  5. 5Hotan Prefecture247,272 km²
  6. 6Alxa League239,254 km²
  7. 7Hulunbuir234,545 km²
  8. 8Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture204,940 km²
  9. 9Xilingol League199,841 km²
  10. 10Shigatse178,400 km²
  11. 11Jiuquan167,680 km²
  12. 12Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture144,820 km²
  13. 13Hami City137,263 km²
  14. 14Aksu Prefecture125,475 km²
  15. 15Altay Prefecture116,840 km²
  16. 16Chamdo109,790 km²
  17. 17Kashgar Prefecture100,598 km²
  18. 18Tacheng Prefecture94,531 km²
  19. 19Ordos City87,097 km²
  20. 20Chifeng87,032 km²
  21. 21Daxing'anling Prefecture84,205 km²
  22. 22Chongqing82,403 km²
  23. 23Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture78,730 km²
  24. 24Nyingchi77,680 km²
  25. 25Heihe74,415 km²
  26. 26Golog74,277 km²
  27. 27Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture73,452 km²
  28. 28Kizilsu69,779 km²
  29. 29Turpan69,750 km²
  30. 30Bayannur65,143 km²
  31. 31Tongliao58,863 km²
  32. 32Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture58,664 km²
  33. 33Hinggan League55,227 km²
  34. 34Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture54,690 km²
  35. 35Ulanqab54,470 km²
  36. 36Harbin53,069 km²
  37. 37Shannan46,940 km²
  38. 38Pu'er City44,247 km²
  39. 39Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture43,604 km²
  40. 40Yulin42,943 km²
  41. 41Yanbian42,229 km²
  42. 42Qiqihar42,147 km²
  43. 43Mudanjiang39,866 km²
  44. 44Chengde39,455 km²
  45. 45Ganzhou39,364 km²
  46. 46Zhangye38,590 km²
  47. 47Yan'an37,026 km²
  48. 48Zhangjiakou36,766 km²
  49. 49Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture36,510 km²
  50. 50Baise36,213 km²
  51. 51Suihua34,903 km²
  52. 52Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture34,394 km²
  53. 53Hechi33,506 km²
  54. 54Yichun32,831 km²
  55. 55Wuwei32,400 km²
  56. 56Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture32,165 km²
  57. 57Jiamusi31,935 km²
  58. 58Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture31,421 km²
  59. 59Zunyi30,767 km²
  60. 60Qiandongnan30,267 km²

and 276 more, all in the quiz.

Second-level units: the 336 prefectures, within the 31 provinces (the first level), which the region hint names. Area in km²: Wikidata’s figure (P2046, the whole or the land area, whichever matches the outline) where it is within a factor of two of the outline’s area; the official area where the national statistics office gives one (countries whose divisions changed since Natural Earth). Each item names its source. Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), national statistics offices.

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Map of Prefectures of China, 336 prefectures: each one marked on the globe

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