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The countries and territories included in the following list are:
Rank | Metropolitan area | Country | Region | Population |
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1 | Southern China Coast Megalopolis (Pearl River Delta -Chaoshan-Xiamen-Quanzhou-Fuzhou) | China | East Asia | 200,000,000 |
2 | Java Island (Jakarta-Surabaya-Bandung-Semarang-Surakarta-Yogyakarta-Malang) | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 145,000,000 |
3 | Yangtze River Delta | China | East Asia | 100,000,000 |
4 | Taiheiyō Belt | Japan | East Asia | 84,000,000 |
5 | (Bengal Megalopolis) Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka-Chittagong | India, Bangladesh | South Asia | 60,000,000 |
6 | Beijing–Tianjin (Hebei's cities cluster) | China | East Asia | 39,710,000 |
7 | Mega Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 35,000,000 |
8 | Incheon–Seoul–Daejon–Daegu–Busan | South Korea | East Asia | 32,890,000 |
9 | Mumbai-Pune-Nashik | India | South Asia | 30,000,000 |
10 | Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida-Ghaziabad | India | South Asia | 26,000,000 |
12 | Greater Bangkok–Chon Buri-Nakhon Ratchasima | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 20,000,000 |
13 | (West coast of Taiwan) Taipei-Taichung-Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | 18,000,000 |
Rank | Metropolitan area | Country | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Population Density (People/km²) |
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1 | Greater Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | 32,450,000 | 8,014 | 4,049 |
2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 31,650,000 | 6,342 | 4,990 |
3 | Seoul | South Korea | East Asia | 20,550,000 | 5,076 | 4,048 |
4 | Mumbai | India | South Asia | 20,900,000 | 8,100 | 2,580 |
5 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | 16,650,000 | 5,177 | 3,216 |
6 | Hong Kong-Shenzhen [1] | China | East Asia | 15,800,000 | 3,051 | 5,179 |
7 | Beijing | China | East Asia | 12,500,000 | 6,562 | 1,905 |
Rank | City | Country | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density (km²) | Sources of Pop. / Area | Image |
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1 | Tokyo–Yokohama [2] | Japan | East Asia | 35,200,000 | 7,835 | 4,100 | C / B | |
2 | Jakarta [3] | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 22,000,000 | 2,720 | 8,500 | F / B | |
3 | Manila [4] | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 20,795,000 | 1,425 | 14,600 | C / B | |
4 | Seoul–Incheon [5] | South Korea | East Asia | 19,910,000 | 1,943 | 10,200 | C / B | |
5 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | 18,400,000 | 2,396 | 6,300 | C / B | |
6 | Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto [6] | Japan | East Asia | 17,320,000 | 2,720 | 5,300 | C / B | |
7 | Shenzhen [7] | China | East Asia | 14,470,000 | 1,295 | 10,200 | F / B | |
8 | Beijing | China | East Asia | 13,955,000 | 2,616 | 4,200 | C / B | |
9 | Guangzhou–Foshan [7] | China | East Asia | 13,245,000 | 2,590 | 6,700 | E / B | |
10 | Dongguan [7] | China | East Asia | 10,525,00 | 1,295 | 7,600 | F / B | |
11 | Nagoya [8] | Japan | East Asia | 10,025,000 | 3,302 | C / B | ||
12 | Taipei-New Taipei-Keelung-Taoyuan | Taiwan | East Asia | 9,272,082 | 3,678 | 2,521 | D / B | |
13 | Bangkok | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 8,250,000 | 1,502 | 2,500 | C / B | |
14 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 7,785,000 | 609 | 9,200 | E / B | |
15 | Hong Kong [7] | China | East Asia | 7,055,000 | 220 | 25,200 | E / B | |
16 | Tianjin [9] | China | East Asia | 6,675,000 | 1,295 | 5,200 | C / B | |
17 | Kuala Lumpur [10] | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 5,835,000 | 2,137 | 2,700 | E / B | |
18 | Chongqing [11] | China | East Asia | 5,460,000 | 570 | 7,500 | E / B | |
19 | Hangzhou [12] | China | East Asia | 5,305,000 | 712 | 8,200 | E / B | |
20 | Wuhan | China | East Asia | 5,260,000 | 712 | 7,400 | E / B | |
21 | Shenyang [13] | China | East Asia | 5,160,000 | 777 | 7,100 | E / B | |
22 | Chengdu | China | East Asia | 4,785,000 | 570 | 8,400 | E / B | |
23 | Singapore [14] | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 4,635,000 | 479 | 9,700 | D / B | |
24 | Yangon | Myanmar | Southeast Asia | 4,400,000 | 350 | 12,600 | D / B | |
25 | Xi'an | China | East Asia | 3,955,000 | 531 | 7,400 | E / B | |
26 | Taichung-Changhua | Taiwan | East Asia | 3,814,326 | 1,801 | 2,118 | E / B | |
27 | Harbin [15] | China | East Asia | 3,615,000 | 570 | 5,900 | E / B | |
28 | Suzhou [12] | China | East Asia | 3,605,000 | 635 | 5,700 | E / B | |
29 | Bandung | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 3,555,000 | 401 | 8,400 | E / B | |
30 | Nanjing [12] | China | East Asia | 3,550,000 | 686 | 4,200 | E / B | |
31 | Busan | South Korea | East Asia | 3,395,000 | 259 | 13,100 | E / B | |
32 | Pyongyang | North Korea | East Asia | 3,370,000 | 207 | 16,300 | E / B | |
33 | Dalian | China | East Asia | 3,255,000 | 570 | 4,700 | E / B | |
34 | Changchun | China | East Asia | 3,170,000 | 376 | 8,400 | E / B | |
35 | Kunming | China | East Asia | 3,070,000 | 518 | 9,100 | E / B | |
36 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | 3,023,225 | 1,330 | 2,272 | E / B | |
37 | Wuxi [12] | China | East Asia | 2,925,000 | 389 | 7,500 | E / B | |
38 | Taiyuan | China | East Asia | 2,900,000 | 311 | 9,300 | E / B | |
39 | Surabaya | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 2,885,000 | 376 | 7,700 | D / B | |
40 | Changsha | China | East Asia | 2,720,000 | 389 | 6,600 | E / B | |
41 | Zhengzhou | China | East Asia | 2,590,000 | 466 | 5,600 | E / B | |
42 | Fukuoka [16] | Japan | East Asia | 2,550,000 | 583 | 4,900 | C / B | |
43 | Shijiazhuang | China | East Asia | 2,530,000 | 363 | 7,000 | E / B | |
45 | Qingdao | China | East Asia | 2,495,000 | 440 | 5,700 | E / B | |
46 | Sapporo | Japan | East Asia | 2,475,000 | 648 | 4,000 | C / B | |
47 | Nanchang | China | East Asia | 2,465,000 | 155 | 5,300 | E / B | |
48 | Guiyang | China | East Asia | 2,440,000 | 207 | 11,800 | E / B | |
49 | George Town | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 2,412,616 | 2,563 | 941 | A / A | |
50 | Fuzhou | China | East Asia | 2,405,000 | 259 | 9,300 | E / B | |
51 | Lanzhou | China | East Asia | 2,385,000 | 181 | 13,200 | E / B | |
52 | Daegu | South Korea | East Asia | 2,380,000 | 181 | 13,100 | E / B | |
53 | Hanoi | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 2,355,000 | 194 | 8,300 | E / B | |
54 | Medan | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 2,340,000 | 246 | 9,500 | E / B | |
55 | Jinan | China | East Asia | 2,320,000 | 350 | 6,600 | E / B | |
56 | Changzhou [12] | China | East Asia | 2,275,000 | 194 | 11,700 | E / B | |
57 | Xiamen | China | East Asia | 2,225,000 | 295 | 7,500 | E / B | |
58 | Shunde [7] | China | East Asia | 2,105,000 | 401 | 5,200 | E / B | |
59 | Baotou | China | East Asia | 2,095,000 | 363 | 5,800 | E / B | |
60 | Jilin | China | East Asia | 2,070,000 | 233 | 8,900 | E / B | |
61 | Hefei | China | East Asia | 2,000,000 | 350 | 5,700 | E / B | |
62 | Kitakyūshū [17] | Japan | East Asia | 2,000,000 | 842 | 2,400 | C / B |
Asia Rank | World Rank | Urban Area | Country/Territory | Population | Area (km2) | Density (people/km2) |
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1 | 1 | Tokyo | Japan | 37,977,000 | 8,230 | 4,614 |
2 | 2 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 34,540,000 | 3,540 | 9,758 |
3 | 3 | Delhi | India | 29,617,000 | 2,232 | 13,269 |
4 | 4 | Mumbai | India | 23,355,000 | 944 | 24,740 |
5 | 5 | Manila | Philippines | 23,088,000 | 1,873 | 12,327 |
6 | 6 | Shanghai | China | 22,120,000 | 4,068 | 5,437 |
7 | 8 | Seoul | South Korea | 21,794,000 | 2,768 | 7,873 |
8 | 10 | Guangzhou-Foshan | China | 20,902,000 | 4,342 | 4,814 |
9 | 12 | Beijing | China | 19,433,000 | 4,172 | 4,658 |
10 | 14 | Kolkata | India | 17,560,000 | 1,351 | 12,994 |
11 | 16 | Bangkok | Thailand | 17,066,000 | 3,199 | 5,336 |
12 | 18 | Shenzhen | China | 15,929,000 | 1,803 | 8,836 |
13 | 19 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 15,443,000 | 456 | 33,852 |
14 | 23 | Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto | Japan | 14,977,000 | 3,019 | 4,961 |
16 | 25 | Bangalore | India | 13,707,000 | 1,205 | 11,378 |
17 | 28 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 13,312,000 | 1,638 | 8,127 |
18 | 29 | Chennai | India | 11,324,000 | 1,049 | 10,800 |
19 | 30 | Chengdu | China | 11,309,000 | 1,828 | 6,188 |
21 | 35 | Tianjin | China | 10,800,000 | 2,813 | 3,839 |
22 | 37 | Hyderabad | India | 9,746,000 | 1,273 | 7,654 |
23 | 40 | Nagoya | Japan | 9,113,000 | 3,704 | 2,460 |
24 | 42 | Wuhan | China | 8,962,000 | 1,646 | 5,444 |
25 | 43 | Taipei | Taiwan | 8,918,000 | 1,076 | 8,289 |
26 | 45 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 8,285,000 | 2,162 | 3,833 |
27 | 46 | Dongguan | China | 7,981,000 | 1,755 | 4,546 |
28 | 47 | Pune | India | 7,764,000 | 649 | 11,956 |
29 | 48 | Chongqing | China | 7,739,000 | 1,537 | 5,036 |
30 | 50 | Nanjing | China | 7,496,000 | 1,613 | 4,649 |
31 | 51 | Ahmedabad | India | 7,410,000 | 359 | 20,622 |
32 | 52 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,347,000 | 291 | 25,254 |
33 | 55 | Shenyang-Fushun | China | 7,105,000 | 1,515 | 4,690 |
34 | 56 | Bandung | Indonesia | 7,065,000 | 487 | 14,510 |
35 | 61 | Zhengzhou | China | 6,765,000 | 1,656 | 4,085 |
36 | 63 | Xi'an | China | 6,680,000 | 1,094 | 6,105 |
37 | 64 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 6,576,000 | 963 | 6,828 |
38 | 65 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 6,499,000 | 911 | 7,131 |
39 | 68 | Hangzhou | China | 6,446,000 | 1,446 | 4,458 |
40 | 63 | Quanzhou | China | 6,345,000 | 2,090 | 3,036 |
41 | 70 | Yangon | Myanmar | 6,314,000 | 603 | 10,474 |
42 | 77 | Qingdao | China | 5,911,000 | 1,656 | 3,569 |
43 | 78 | Surat | India | 5,807,000 | 238 | 24,378 |
Rank | City | Population | Definition | Area (km²) | Population density (/km²) | Country | Region |
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1 | Shanghai | 13,831,900 [18] | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,928 | 7,174 | China | East Asia |
2 | Seoul | 10,456,034 [19] | Special City | 605.4 | 17,271 | South Korea | East Asia |
3 | Beijing | 10,123,000 [20] | Core districts + inner suburbs | 1,368.32 | 7,400 | China | East Asia |
4 | Tokyo | 8,795,000 [21] | 23 special wards area | 617 | 14,254 | Japan | East Asia |
5 | Jakarta | 8,489,910 [22] | Special capital district | 664 | 12,738 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia |
6 | Wuhan | 8,001,541 [23] (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 400 | 20,004 | China | East Asia |
7 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7,123,340 [24] | Province-level municipality | 2,095.01 | 3,401 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia |
8 | Bangkok | 7,025,000 [25] | Administrative area | 1,568.74 | 4,478 | Thailand | Southeast Asia |
9 | Hong Kong | 7,008,900 [26] | The entire territory | 1,092 | 6,418 | China | East Asia |
10 | Guangzhou | 6,172,839 [23] (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 3,843.43 | 3,004 | China | East Asia |
11 | Tianjin | 5,800,000 [27] | Core districts + inner suburbs | 2,057 | 2,820 | China | East Asia |
12 | Singapore | 4,839,400 [28] | City-state | 701 | 6,904 | Singapore | Southeast Asia |
13 | Chongqing | 4,776,027 [23] | Core districts | 5,467.2 | 1,057 | China | East Asia |
14 | Shenyang | 4,101,197 [23] (2006-12-31) | Core districts | 3,495 | 1,173 | China | East Asia |
15 | Yangon | 4,088,000 [29] | Urban agglomeration | 598.75 [30] | 6,828 | Myanmar | Southeast Asia |
16 | Yokohama | 3,670,000 [31] | City proper | 437 | 8,398 | Japan | East Asia |
17 | Busan | 3,596,076 [19] | Metropolitan City | 765.66 | 4,697 | South Korea | East Asia |
18 | Pyongyang | 3,255,388 [32] | Directly Governed City | 3,194 | 1,019 | North Korea | East Asia |
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