Rank	Area	Resident Population	Jurisdiction area
1	Taiyuan	5514.668 K	6909km²
2	Yuncheng	4705.6 K	14183 km²
3	Linfen	3887.2 K	20301 km²
4	Jinzhong	3338.533 K	16391km²
5	Lvliang	3315.8 K	21140km²
6	Changzhi	3126.6 K	13954 km²
7	Datong	3051 K	14056km²
8	Xinzhou	2634.7 K	25154 km²
9	Jincheng	2157.6 K	9425km²
10	Shuozhou	1567.8 K	10626km²
11	Yangquan	1284.768 K	4559km²