1 E+9 m²

The Flevopolder in the Netherlands is about 1000 km².

To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude.

• areas less than 1000 km²
• 1,000 km² is equal to:
  • 1 E+9 m² in scientific notation
  • 100,000 hectares
  • approx. 386 square miles
  • approx. 247,105 acres.
  • a circle of radius of approx. 18 km.
  • a square of side of approx. 32 km.

Africa

• 1,651 km² — Zanzibar, Tanzanian islands in the Indian Ocean
• 1,860 km² — Mauritius, Indian Ocean
• 2,170 km² — Comoros, Indian Ocean
• 2,499 km² — Cape Town, South Africa
• 3,000 km² — Lake Tana, Ethiopia
• 4,033 km² — Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean
• 5,250 km² — Lake Nasser, on the border of Egypt and Sudan
• 7,234 km² — Canary Islands, Spain
• 8,502 km² — Lake Volta, Ghana
• 9,965 km² — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Asia

• 1,004 km² — Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
• 1,035 km² — BHUBANESWAR, INDIA
• 1,057 km² — Ulsan, metropolitan city in South Korea
• 1,074 km² — Changhua County, Taiwan
• 1,108 km² — Hong Kong
• 1,121 km² — Sapporo, Japan Hokkaido Prefecture
• 1,221 km² — Taoyuan County, Taiwan
• 1,291 km² — Yunlin County, Taiwan
• 1,398 km² — Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir, India
• 1,414 km² — Alappuzha District in Kerala, India
• 1,428 km² — Hsinchu County, Taiwan
• 1,511 km² — Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
• 1,526 km² — Pathum Thani Province, Thailand
• 1,569 km² — Bangkok Province, Thailand
• 1,668 km² — Rohtak District in Haryana, India
• 1,700 km² — Lake Toba in Indonesia
• 1,820 km² — Miaoli County, Taiwan
• 1,846 km² — Jeju-do, South Korea
• 1,862 km² — Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
• 1,893 km² — Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• 1,902 km² — Chiayi County, Taiwan
• 1,918 km² — Begusarai, district in Bihar, India
• 1,940 km² — Pattani Province, Thailand
• 1,990 km² — Irrigated land in Israel
• 2,016 km² — Tainan County, Taiwan
• 2,051 km² — Taichung County, Taiwan
• 2,053 km² — Taipei County, Taiwan
• 2,122 km² — Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand
• 2,144 km² — Yilan County, Taiwan
• 2,150 km² — Impact of Tunguska event
• 2,168 km² — Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand
• 2,187 km² — Tokyo, Japan
• 2,271 km² — Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
• 2,415 km² — Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
• 2,439 km² — Saga Prefecture, Japan
• 2,470 km² — Chai Nat Province, Thailand
• 2,479 km² — Satun Province, Thailand
• 2,557 km² — Ayutthaya Province, Thailand
• 2,775 km² — Pingtung County, Taiwan
• 2,793 km² — Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
• 2,819 km² — Trat Province, Thailand
• 3,161 km² — Amnat Charoen Province, Thailand
• 3,298 km² — Ranong Province, Thailand
• 3,425 km² — Phattalung Province, Thailand
• 3,507 km² — Tottori Prefecture, Japan
• 3,515 km² — Taitung County, Taiwan
• 3,530 km² — Karachi, Pakistan
• 3,552 km² — Rayong Province, Thailand
• 3,577 km² — Saraburi Province, Thailand
• 3,691 km² — Nara Prefecture, Japan
• 3,702 km² — Goa, India
• 3,755 km² — Lake Van, largest lake in Turkey
• 3,767 km² — Saitama Prefecture, Japan
• 3,859 km² — Nongbua Lamphu Province, Thailand
• 3,980 km² — Anantnag District in Jammu and Kashmir, India
• 4,017 km² — Shiga Prefecture, Japan
• 4,093 km² — Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
• 4,106 km² — Nantou County, Taiwan
• 4,145 km² — Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
• 4,162 km² — Yasothon Province, Thailand
• 4,170 km² — Phang Nga Province, Thailand
• 4,185 km² — Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
• 4,189 km² — Fukui Prefecture, Japan
• 4,247 km² — Toyama Prefecture, Japan
• 4,340 km² — Mukdahan Province, Thailand
• 4,363 km² — Chon Buri Province, Thailand
• 4,373 km² — Vehari, district in Pakistan
• 4,465 km² — Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
• 4,475 km² — Narathiwat Province, Thailand
• 4,506 km² — Lamphun Province, Thailand
• 4,521 km² — Yala Province, Thailand
• 4,531 km² — Phichit Province, Thailand
• 4,613 km² — Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
• 4,629 km² — Hualien County, Taiwan
• 4,709 km² — Krabi Province, Thailand
• 4,726 km² — Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
• 4,762 km² — Prachin Buri Province, Thailand
• 4,918 km² — Trang Province, Thailand
• 4,971 km² — Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
• 5,154 km² — Aichi Prefecture, Japan
• 5,156 km² — Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• 5,197 km² — Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
• 5,292 km² — Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand
• 5,351 km² — Chachoengsao Province, Thailand
• 5,358 km² — Suphanburi Province, Thailand
• 5,403 km² — Hatay Province, Turkey
• 5,512 km² — Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand
• 5,600 km² — West Bank
• 5,676 km² — Ehime Prefecture, Japan
• 5,700 km² — Bali, Indonesia
• 5,761 km² — Mie Prefecture, Japan
• 5,770 km² — Brunei, country on the island of Borneo
• 5,804 km² — Ōita Prefecture, Japan
• 6,009 km² — Chumphon Province, Thailand
• 6,096 km² — Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
• 6,111 km² — Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
• 6,200 km² — Lop Buri Province, Thailand
• 6,225 km² — Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
• 6,335 km² — Phayao Province, Thailand
• 6,338 km² — Chanthaburi Province, Thailand
• 6,340 km² — Shanghai Municipality, China
• 6,363 km² — Gunma Prefecture, Japan
• 6,368 km² — Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand
• 6,408 km² — Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
• 6,539 km² — Phrae Province, Thailand
• 6,596 km² — Sukhothai Province, Thailand
• 6,621 km² — Kalat, district in Pakistan
• 6,685 km² — Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
• 6,707 km² — Shimane Prefecture, Japan
• 6,730 km² — Uthai Thani Province, Thailand
• 6,862 km² — Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
• 6,908 km² — Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
• 6,947 km² — Kalasin Province, Thailand
• 7,009 km² — Okayama Prefecture, Japan
• 7,105 km² — Kochi Prefecture, Japan
• 7,195 km² — Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand
• 7,214 km² — Leyte, Philippines
• 7,329 km² — Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
• 7,332 km² — Nong Khai Province, Thailand
• 7,394 km² — Songkhla Province, Thailand
• 7,436 km² — North Chungcheong, South Korea
• 7,839 km² — Uttaradit Province, Thailand
• 8,043 km² — North Jeolla, South Korea
• 8,061 km² — Dhule in Maharashtra, India
• 8,124 km² — Surin Province, Thailand
• 8,299 km² — Roi Et Province, Thailand
• 8,352 km² — South Chungcheong, South Korea
• 8,392 km² — Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
• 8,477 km² — Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
• 8,578 km² — Sangli in Maharashtra, India
• 8,607 km² — Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand
• 8,840 km² — Si Sa Ket Province, Thailand
• 9,132 km² — Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
• 9,323 km² — Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
• 9,505 km² — Buru, Indonesia
• 9,598 km² — Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand
• 9,606 km² — Aomori Prefecture, Japan
• 9,606 km² — Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand
• 9,735 km² — Mindoro, Philippines
• 9,942 km² — Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

Europe

• 1,004 km² — Valkeala, Finland
• 1,015 km² — Ylikiiminki, Finland
• 1,025 km² — Schwarzwald-Baar District, Germany
• 1,030 km² — Saarijärvi, Finland
• 1,032 km² — Saaremaa, Estonia
• 1,081 km² — Moscow, Russia
• 1,086 km² — Haapavesi, Finland
• 1,089 km² — Eno, Finland
• 1,130 km² — Conwy, Wales
• 1,130 km² — Omagh, Northern Ireland (District Council area)
• 1,139 km² — Paltamo, Finland
• 1,142 km² — Kitee, Finland
• 1,161 km² — Liperi, Finland
• 1,179 km² — Kuopio, Finland
• 1,186 km² — Jämsä, Finland
• 1,188 km² — Ruokolahti, Finland
• 1,210 km² — Mäntyharju, Finland
• 1,222 km² — South Ayrshire, Scotland
• 1,235 km² — Rautavaara, Finland
• 1,238 km² — Puumala, Finland
• 1,243 km² — Lolland, Denmark
• 1,246 km² — Val-d'Oise, France
• 1,248 km² — Pihtipudas, Finland
• 1,262 km² — Berkshire, England
• 1,262 km² — East Ayrshire, Scotland
• 1,276 km² — Greater Manchester, England
• 1,285 km² — Rome, Italy
• 1,315 km² — Kauhajoki, Finland
• 1,319 km² — Heinävesi, Finland
• 1,325 km² — Fife, Scotland
• 1,327 km² — Kangasniemi, Finland
• 1,346 km² — Juva, Finland
• 1,349 km² — Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1,399 km² — The Faroe Islands (Islands)
• 1,406 km² — Pielavesi, Finland
• 1,423 km² — Kiuruvesi, Finland
• 1,431 km² — Keuruu, Finland
• 1,460 km² — Pyhäjärvi, Finland
• 1,466 km² — Shetland Islands, Scotland
• 1,484 km² — Simo, Finland
• 1,493 km² — Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
• 1,519 km² — Leppävirta, Finland
• 1,521 km² — Hyrynsalmi, Finland
• 1,552 km² — South Yorkshire, England
• 1,577 km² — Sonkajärvi, Finland
• 1,579 km² — Greater London, England
• 1,589 km² — Viitasaari, Finland
• 1,590 km² — Pembrokeshire, Wales
• 1,595 km² — Tervola, Finland
• 1,643 km² — Hertfordshire, England
• 1,660 km² — Fuerteventura, Spain
• 1,663 km² — Surrey, England
• 1,700 km² — Isle of Skye, Scotland
• 1,729 km² — Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
• 1,736 km² — Utajärvi, Finland
• 1,745 km² — Worcestershire, England
• 1,766 km² — Vaala, Finland
• 1,772 km² — South Lanarkshire, Scotland
• 1,795 km² — Ceredigion, Wales
• 1,820 km² — Muonio, Finland
• 1,846 km² — Juuka, Finland
• 1,855 km² — Nurmes, Finland
• 1,866 km² — Pello, Finland
• 1,874 km² — Buckinghamshire, England
• 1,876 km² — Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
• 1,880 km² — Pelkosenniemi, Finland
• 1,912 km² — Vättern, 2nd largest lake in Sweden
• 1,975 km² — Warwickshire, England
• 1,980 km² — Guipúzcoa, smallest province in Spain
• 1,991 km² — West Sussex, England
• 2,024 km² — County Wicklow, Ireland
• 2,026 km² — Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
• 2,029 km² — West Yorkshire, England
• 2,034 km² — Tenerife, Spain
• 2,142 km² — Snowdonia National Park, Wales
• 2,180 km² — Herefordshire, England
• 2,182 km² — Angus, Scotland
• 2,187 km² — Stirling, Scotland
• 2,238 km² — Moray, Scotland
• 2,284 km² — Yvelines, France
• 2,364 km² — Northamptonshire, England
• 2,395 km² — Carmarthenshire, Wales
• 2,479 km² — East Riding of Yorkshire, England
• 2,512 km² — Réunion, France
• 2,547 km² — Derbyshire, England
• 2,548 km² — Gwynedd, Wales
• 2,586 km² — Luxembourg
• 2,600 km² — Puolanka, Finland
• 2,601 km² — Vorarlberg, Austria
• 2,605 km² — Oxfordshire, England
• 2,618 km² — Kolari, Finland
• 2,658 km² — Taivalkoski, Finland
• 2,670 km² — Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• 2,757 km² — Drenthe, Netherlands
• 2,844 km² — County Antrim, Northern Ireland
• 2,860 km² — Antwerp, Belgium
• 2,950 km² — Sotkamo, Finland
• 3,046 km² — Cambridgeshire, England
• 3,212 km² — Vaud, Switzerland
• 3,223 km² — Belgrade metropolitan area, Serbia
• 3,249 km² — Rhône, France
• 3,263 km² — Aosta Valley, Italy
• 3,487 km² — Shropshire, England
• 3,500 km² — Lake Peipsi, eastern Europe
• 3,525 km² — Haut-Rhin, France
• 3,526 km² — Giurgiu County, Romania
• 3,541 km² — Posio, Finland
• 3,563 km² — Cornwall, England
• 3,694 km² — Ranua, Finland
• 3,710 km² — Covasna County, Romania
• 3,719 km² — Zagreb, Croatia metropolitan area
• 3,801 km² — Suffolk, England
• 3,864 km² — Sălaj County, Romania
• 3,930 km² — Kemijärvi, Finland
• 3,965 km² — Burgenland, Austria
• 4,054 km² — Dâmboviţa County, Romania
• 4,068 km² — Lieksa, Finland
• 4,299 km² — Alpes-Maritimes, France
• 4,388 km² — Haute-Savoie, France
• 4,418 km² — Satu Mare County, Romania
• 4,453 km² — Ialomiţa County, Romania
• 4,466 km² — Galaţi County, Romania
• 4,716 km² — Prahova County, Romania
• 4,732 km² — Scottish Borders, Scotland
• 4,766 km² — Brăila County, Romania
• 4,781 km² — Loire, France
• 4,857 km² — Vrancea County, Romania
• 4,917 km² — Akershus, Norway
• 4,933 km² — Mehedinţi County, Romania
• 4,986 km² — Botoşani County, Romania
• 4,992 km² — Balearic Islands, Spain
• 5,999 km² — Jura, France
• 6,013 km² — Northumberland, England
• 7,045 km² — La Rioja, Spain
• 5,088 km² — Călăraşi County, Romania
• 5,196 km² — Powys, Wales
• 5,224 km² — Valais, Switzerland
• 5,234 km² — Doubs, France
• 5,286 km² — Perth and Kinross, Scotland
• 5,300 km² — Perthshire, Scotland
• 5,318 km² — Vaslui County, Romania
• 5,321 km² — Cantabria, Spain
• 5,355 km² — Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania
• 5,360 km² — Haute-Saône, France
• 5,361 km² — Lot-et-Garonne, France
• 5,363 km² — Braşov County, Romania
• 5,371 km² — Utsjoki, Finland
• 5,412 km² — Algarve, Portugal
• 5,432 km² — Sibiu County, Romania
• 5,458 km² — Kuhmo, Finland
• 5,476 km² — Iaşi County, Romania
• 5,498 km² — Olt County, Romania
• 5,548 km² — Calvados, France
• 5,565 km² — Creuse, France
• 5,602 km² — Gorj County, Romania
• 5,655 km² — Vänern, Sweden's largest lake
• 5,743 km² — Nord, France
• 5,762 km² — Ain, France
• 5,765 km² — Vâlcea County, Romania
• 5,790 km² — Teleorman County, Romania
• 5,805 km² — Kuusamo, Finland
• 5,857 km² — Suomussalmi, Finland
• 5,860 km² — Oise, France
• 5,866 km² — Pudasjärvi, Finland
• 5,878 km² — Salla, Finland
• 5,880 km² — Eure-et-Loir, France
• 5,896 km² — Neamţ County, Romania
• 5,915 km² — Seine-et-Marne, France
• 5,959 km² — Canton of Bern, Switzerland
• 6,028 km² — Savoie, France
• 6,040 km² — Eure, France
• 6,101 km² — Herault, France
• 6,103 km² — Buzău County, Romania
• 6,103 km² — Orne, France
• 6,211 km² — Meuse, France
• 6,242 km² — Alba County, Romania
• 6,304 km² — Maramureş County, Romania
• 6,313 km² — Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• 6,343 km² — Loir-et-Cher, France
• 6,426 km² — Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
• 6,471 km² — Savukoski, Finland
• 6,488 km² — Stockholm County, Sweden
• 6,530 km² — Drome, France
• 6,621 km² — Bacău County, Romania
• 6,639 km² — Harghita County, Romania
• 6,671 km² — Pas-de-Calais, France
• 6,674 km² — Cluj County, Romania
• 6,714 km² — Mureş County, Romania
• 6,720 km² — Vendee, France
• 6,733 km² — Finistère, France
• 6,768 km² — Cumbria, England
• 6,775 km² — Loiret, France
• 6,775 km² — Ille-et-Vilaine, France
• 6,791 km² — Indre, France
• 6,817 km² — Nièvre, France
• 6,864 km² — Argeş County, Romania
• 6,864 km² — Charente-Maritime, France
• 6,909 km² — Argyll and Bute, Scotland
• 7,031 km² — Sjaelland, Denmark
• 7,063 km² — Hunedoara County, Romania
• 7,071 km² — Constanţa County, Romania
• 7,105 km² — Grisons, Switzerland
• 7,154 km² — Salzburg, Austria
• 7,234 km² — Basque Country, Spain
• 7,235 km² — Cher, France
• 7,308 km² — Malaga, Spain
• 7,369 km² — Aisne, France
• 7,414 km² — Dolj County, Romania
• 7,427 km² — Yonne, France
• 7,431 km² — Isère, France
• 7,442 km² — Cádiz, Spain
• 7,544 km² — Bihor County, Romania
• 7,754 km² — Arad County, Romania
• 8,028 km² — Community of Madrid, Spain
• 8,280 km² — Alsace, France
• 8,412 km² — Kittilä, Finland
• 8,499 km² — Tulcea County, Romania
• 8,514 km² — Caras-Severin County, Romania
• 8,553 km² — Suceava County, Romania
• 8,592 km² — North East England
• 8,681 km² — Corsica, France
• 8,697 km² — Timiş County, Romania
• 8,763 km² — Côte-d'Or, France
• 8,769 km² — Almería, Spain
• 9,060 km² — Dordogne, France
• 9,251 km² — Cyprus (Island)
• 9,536 km² — Carinthia, Austria

North America

• 1,032 km² — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• 1,100 km² — Lake Champlain, on the border of Canada and the United States
• 1,100 km² — Martinique
• 1,111.3 km² — Suffolk, Virginia, United States
• 1,214 km² — New York, New York, United States
• 1,290 km² — Los Angeles, California, United States
• 1,446 km² — Island of Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States
• 1,479 km² — Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
• 1,550 km² — Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
• 1,558 km² — Houston, Texas, United States
• 1,609 km² — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
• 1,705 km² — Guadeloupe
• 1,883 km² — Maui, Hawaii
• 2,265 km² — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• 2,590 km² — Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC), United States (military training area)
• 2,690 km² — Canadian Forces Base Suffield, Canada (military training area - see also: British Army Training Unit Suffield)
• 2,766 km² — Manitoulin Island, largest island in the Great Lakes
• 2,779 km² — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 3,115 km² — Amadjuak Lake, Baffin Island, Canada
• 3,566 km² — Long Island, New York, United States
• 3,900 km² — South Nation River, Ontario, Canada
• 4,005 km² — Rhode Island, the smallest state of the United States
• 4,101 km² — Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
• 4,612 km² — Spokane County, Washington, United States
• 4,850 km² — Great Peshtigo Fire, smallest estimate
• 5,066 km² — Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, Canada
• 5,128 km² — Trinidad and Tobago
• 5,471 km² — Aguascalientes, Mexico
• 5,660 km² — Prince Edward Island
• 6,361 km² — Graham Island, Canada
• 6,452 km² — Delaware, United States
• 6,641 km² — Banff National Park, Canada
• 6,995 km² — Cornwallis Island, Canada
• 7,725 km² — Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
• 7,941 km² — Anticosti, Quebec, Canada
• 8,900 km² — Yellowstone National Park
• 9,104 km² — Puerto Rico
• 9,293 km² — Kodiak Island, United States
• 9,418 km² — Edmonton Capital Region, Canada
• 9,740 km² — Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States

South America

• 1,523 km² — São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• 1,587 km² — Bogota, Capital District, Colombia
• 3,903 km² — South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• 4,046 km² — Tumbes Region, Peru
• 6,605 km² — Falkland Islands
• 8,300 km² — Lake Titicaca, largest lake in South America
• 8,394 km² — Chiloé Island, Chile

Oceania

• 1,687 km² — Sydney, Australia (urban area as of 2001)
• 1,746 km² — Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand (New Zealand's third largest island)
• 2,358 km² — Australian Capital Territory
• 2,860 km² — Samoa
• 3,314 km² — Dunedin City, New Zealand
• 4,167 km² — French Polynesia
• 4,545 km² — Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Australia (Australian Defence Force training area: 2,700 land/ 1,800 sea)
• 5,386 km² — Perth, Western Australia
• 8,661 km² — New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
• 8,700 km² — Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT Australia (ADF training area - formerly Bradshaw Station)[1]

(uncategorized...)

• 3,355 km² — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• 5,500 km² — Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
• 6,500 km² — Siple Island, Antarctica
• 6,617 km² — Grande Terre de Kerguelen
• 7,215 km² — Kerguelen Islands
• 7,500 km² — Roosevelt Island, part of Antarctica
• 7,850 km² — Vrangelya, Russia
• 8,261 km² — Crete, Greece
• 8,500 km² — Carney Island, Antarctica
• 8,624 km² — Lake Nicaragua
• 8,900 km² — Kingdom of Judah
• 9,006 km² — Komsomolets, Russia
• 9,521 km² — Prince Charles Island
• 9,894 km² — Lake Onega, Russia
• areas more than 10,000 km²