List of metropolitan areas in Asia

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Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing continents, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities. Tokyo, in Japan, is the world's largest metropolitan area by population.

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The populations of the given cities are obtained from five sources:

Out of these five sources, the highest estimate is shown in bold. The cities are ranked on the basis of their highest estimate of population. Some remarks:

The table is color-coded to show which region of Asia each city is in. The color-code key is as follows:

   East Asia
   West Asia

With twenty cities, East Asia accounts for half of cities under this list, with China having the most with fifteen cities, South Asia comes second with ten cities, seven of which are in India. Southeast Asia accounts for seven cities and West Asia with just four cities.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pingfang, Harbin</span> District in Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China

Pingfang District is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. The least spacious of Harbin's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xiangfang to the north, Acheng to the east, Shuangcheng to the southwest, and Nangang to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hanyang, Wuhan</span> District in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Hanyang District forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. Currently, it is a district and stands between the Han River and the Yangtze River, where the former drains into the latter. It is connected by bridges with its former sister cities, Hankou and Wuchang. Presently, on the left bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Qiaokou to the north across the Han River, Jianghan to the northeast, Caidian to the southwest, and Dongxihu to the northwest; on the opposite bank it borders Wuchang and Hongshan. Guiyuan Temple is located in Hanyang.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture</span> Autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, Peoples Republic of China

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong and shortened as S.E. Qian Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the southeast of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the east and Guangxi to the south. The seat of the prefecture is Kaili. Qiandongnan has an area of 30,337 km2 (11,713 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shuozhou</span> Prefecture-level city in Shanxi, Peoples Republic of China

Shuozhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Fen River. The prefecture as a whole has an area of about 10,662 km2 (4,117 sq mi) and, in 2010, a population of about 1.71 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xinzhou</span> Prefecture-level city in Shanxi, Peoples Republic of China

Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (秀荣), is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hongjiang</span> County-level city in Hunan, Peoples Republic of China

Hongjiang, formerly Qianyang County is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hongjiang District</span> District in Hunan, Peoples Republic of China

Hongjiang Management District is a district which is a part of Hongjiang City, Hunan Province, China, it is directly under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baqiao, Xi'an</span> District in Shaanxi, Peoples Republic of China

Baqiao District is one of 11 districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. The district borders Gaoling District to the north, Lintong District to the northeast, Chang'an District to the southeast, Yanta and Xincheng Districts to the west, and Weiyang District to the northwest. The district spans an area of 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi), and has a population of 595,124 as of 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fangzheng County</span> County in Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China

Fangzheng County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the north, Yilan County to the northeast, Yanshou County to the south, Bin County to the west, and Mulan County to the northwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang to the northwest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mulan County</span> County in Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China

Mulan County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the east, Fangzheng County to the southeast, Bin County to the south, and Bayan County to the west, as well as the prefecture-level city of Suihua to the north. The county is not related to Chinese figure Hua Mulan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yanshou County</span> County in Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China

Yanshou County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Fangzheng County to the north, Shangzhi to the south, and Bin County to the northwest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tonghe County</span> County in Heilongjiang, Peoples Republic of China

Tonghe County is under the administration of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, located on the northern (left) bank of the Songhua River. It is 161 kilometres (100 mi) to the east of central Harbin, bordering Yilan County to the east, Fangzheng County to the south, Mulan County to the west, as well as the prefecture-level city of Yichun to the north.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannan, Wuhan</span> District in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Hannan District is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is the least-populous of Wuhan's districts, and is situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It borders the districts of Caidian to the north and Jiangxia to the east across the Yangtze, as well as the prefecture-level cities of Xianning and Jingzhou to the south; it also borders the directly administered county-level city of Xiantao to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xupu County</span> County in Hunan, Peoples Republic of China

Xupu County is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zhongfang County</span> County in Hunan, Peoples Republic of China

Zhongfang County is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

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