Rank	Area	Resident Population	Jurisdiction area
1	Taiyuan	5514.668 K	6909km²
2	Yuncheng	4671.9 K	14183km²
3	Linfen	3855.3 K	20301km²
4	Jinzhong	3338.533 K	16391km²
5	Lvliang	3315.8 K	21140km²
6	Changzhi	3097.6 K	13954km²
7	Datong	3051 K	14056km²
8	Xinzhou	2604.6 K	25154km²
9	Jincheng	2157.6 K	9425km²
10	Shuozhou	1567.8 K	10626km²
11	Yangquan	1284.768 K	4559km²