Rank	Area	Resident Population	Jurisdiction area
1	Taiyuan	5444.7 K	6909km²
2	Yuncheng	4705.6 K	14183km²
3	Linfen	3887.2 K	20301km²
4	Jinzhong	3376.503 K	16391km²
5	Lvliang	3346.5 K	21140km²
6	Changzhi	3126.6 K	13954km²
7	Datong	3079 K	14056km²
8	Xinzhou	2634.7 K	25154km²
9	Jincheng	2171.8 K	9425km²
10	Shuozhou	1579 K	10626km²
11	Yangquan	1299.123 K	4559km²