List of cities in ASEAN by population
This is a list of cities in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Largest urban cities[]
The followings are the contiguous urban areas in ASEAN or Southeast Asia, according to Demographia's "World Urban Areas" study. Demographia defines an urban area (urbanised area agglomeration or urban centre) as a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area), without regard for administrative boundaries.[1]
Jakarta
Bangkok
Hồ Chí Minh City
Hà Nội
Singapore
Yangon
Surabaya
Quezon City
Medan
Hải Phòng
Manila
Davao City
Palembang
Kuala Lumpur
Makassar
Phnom Penh
Cần Thơ
Mandalay
Batam
Pekanbaru
Bogor
Đà Nẵng
Bandar Lampung
Cebu City
Padang
Zamboanga City
Denpasar
Malang
Samarinda
George Town, Penang
Tasikmalaya
Cagayan de Oro
Banjarmasin
Ipoh
Balikpapan
General Santos
Bacolod
Nay Pyi Taw
Vientiane
Nha Trang
Chiang Mai
Thanh Hóa
Jambi
Pontianak
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Most populous cities in Southeast Asia (500,000+ inhabitants)
| ASEAN Rank | World Rank | Urban area | Area (km2) |
Estimated population |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jakarta | 3,540 | 34,540,000 |  Indonesia
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| 2 | 5 | Manila | 1,873 | 23,088,000 |  Philippines
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| 3 | 16 | Bangkok | 3,199 | 17,066,000 |  Thailand
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| 4 | 28 | Ho Chi Minh City | 1,638 | 13,312,000 |  Vietnam
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| 5 | 45 | Kuala Lumpur | 2,165 | 8,285,000 |  Malaysia
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| 6 | 56 | Bandung | 487 | 7,065,000 | Indonesia
|
| 7 | 64 | Hanoi | 963 | 6,576,000 | Vietnam
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| 8 | 65 | Surabaya | 911 | 6,499,000 | Indonesia
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| 9 | 70 | Yangon | 603 | 6,314,000 |  Myanmar
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| 10 | 80 | Singapore | 523 | 5,745,000 |  Singapore
|
| 11 | 138 | Medan | 478 | 3,632,000 | Indonesia
|
| 12 | 223 | Cebu | 205 | 2,275,000 | Philippines
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| 13 | 236 | Phnom Penh | 679 | 2,177,000 |  Cambodia
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| 14 | 236 | Semarang | 259 | 1,992,000 | Indonesia
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| 15 | 263 | Johor Bahru | 799 | 1,981,000 | Malaysia
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| 16 | 267 | Makassar | 178 | 1,952,000 | Indonesia
|
| 17 | 280 | Palembang | 221 | 1,889,000 | Indonesia
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| 18 | 317 | Mandalay | 132 | 1,633,000 | Myanmar
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| 19 | 319 | Hai Phong | 569 | 1,623,000 | Vietnam
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| 20 | 331 | Yogyakarta | 230 | 1,568,000 | Indonesia
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| 21 | 349 | Malang | 212 | 1,493,000 | Indonesia
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| 22 | 360 | Da Nang | 430 | 1,430,000 | Vietnam
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| 23 | 374 | Pattaya-Chon Buri | 997 | 1,390,000 | Thailand
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| 24 | 376 | Denpasar | 177 | 1,389,000 | Indonesia
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| 25 | 384 | Batam | 243 | 1,362,000 | Indonesia
|
| 26 | 394 | Penang | 519 | 1,320,000 | Malaysia
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| 27 | 417 | Davao City | 129 | 1,222,000 | Philippines
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| 28 | 474 | Pekanbaru | 239 | 1,118,000 | Indonesia
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| 29 | 477 | Surakarta | 477 | 1,106,000 | Indonesia
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| 30 | 492 | Vientiane | 132 | 1,058,000 |  Laos
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| 31 | 506 | Cirebon | 105 | 1,017,000 | Indonesia
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| 32 | 517 | Bandar Lampung | 107 | 978,000 | Indonesia
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| 33 | 529 | Samarinda | 102 | 960,000 | Indonesia
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| 34 | 583 | Vung Tau | 262 | 863,000 | Vietnam
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| 35 | 623 | Ipoh | 259 | 800,000 | Malaysia
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| 36 | 629 | Padang | 99 | 796,000 | Indonesia
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| 37 | 638 | Zamboanga | 54 | 780,000 | Philippines
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| 38 | 646 | Kuching | 450 | 770,000 | Malaysia
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| 39 | 683 | Hue | 155 | 740,000 | Vietnam
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| 40 | 720 | Banjarmasin | 65 | 710,000 | Indonesia
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| 41 | 726 | Cagayan de Oro | 70 | 700,000 | Philippines
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| 42 | 759 | Tasikmalaya | 62 | 671,000 | Indonesia
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| 43 | 774 | Pontianak | 62 | 660,000 | Indonesia
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| 44 | 795 | Balikpapan | 124 | 645,000 | Indonesia
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| 45 | 813 | Angeles City | 186 | 636,000 | Philippines
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| 46 | 843 | Seremban | 155 | 620,000 | Malaysia
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| 47 | 884 | Jambi | 78 | 595,000 | Indonesia
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| 48 | 884 | Rayong | 337 | 595,000 | Thailand
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| 49 | 893 | Nha Trang | 155 | 590,000 | Vietnam
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| 50 | 893 | Bacolod | 83 | 590,000 | Philippines
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| 51 | 902 | Serang | 65 | 585,000 | Indonesia
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| 52 | 902 | General Santos | 96 | 585,000 | Philippines
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| 53 | 914 | Can Tho | 65 | 580,000 | Vietnam
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| 54 | 959 | Udon Thani | 73 | 555,000 | Thailand
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| 55 | 998 | Iloilo City | 91 | 535,000 | Philippines
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| 56 | 1013 | Cilegon | 122 | 525,000 | Indonesia
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| 57 | 1033 | Lampang | 106 | 510,000 | Thailand
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| 58 | 1050 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 267 | 500,000 | Thailand
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Largest cities proper[]
This list features the most populous cities in ASEAN. Population figures were taken from within the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources. Myanmar data is the least reliable and subject to revision. It is important to note, that the general area of Metro Manila has been divided into its political cities and is not counted as one urban city in this ranking. Therefore the metropolis' true population is not reflected in this ranking (it would otherwise be first or second in population size, depending on the definition of Jakarta's true city area).
| Ranking | Name | Image | Country | Population | Year (Census or Estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta | 
|
Indonesia
|
10,562,088 | 2020C |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 
|
Vietnam
|
8,993,082 | 2019C |
| 3 | Bangkok | 
|
Thailand
|
8,750,600 | 2017C |
| 4 | Hanoi | 
|
Vietnam
|
8,053,663 | 2019C |
| 5 | Yangon | 
|
Myanmar
|
5,451,439 | 2014E |
| 6 | Singapore | 
|
Singapore
|
5,399,000 | 2014E |
| 7 | Surabaya | 
|
Indonesia
|
3,457,409 | 2015E |
| 8 | Quezon City | 
|
Philippines
|
2,936,116 | 2015C |
| 9 | Bandung | 
|
Indonesia
|
2,575,478 | 2014E |
| 10 | Bekasi | 
|
Indonesia
|
2,510,951 | 2014E |
| 11 | Phnom Penh | 
|
Cambodia
|
2,281,951 | 2019C |
| 12 | Medan | 
|
Indonesia
|
2,185,789 | 2014E |
| 13 | Hai Phong | 
|
Vietnam
|
2,029,000 | 2019C |
| 14 | Tangerang | 
|
Indonesia
|
2,001,925 | 2014E |
| 15 | Depok | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,869,681 | 2014E |
| 16 | Kuala Lumpur | 
|
Malaysia
|
1,808,922 | 2017C |
| 17 | Manila | 
|
Philippines
|
1,780,148 | 2015C |
| 18 | Davao City | 
|
Philippines
|
1,632,991 | 2015E |
| 19 | Caloocan | 
|
Philippines
|
1,583,978 | 2015C |
| 20 | Semarang | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,575,058 | 2014E |
| 21 | Palembang | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,561,959 | 2014E |
| 22 | South Tangerang | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,436,187 | 2014E |
| 22 | Makassar | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,398,804 | 2014E |
| 23 | Can Tho | 
|
Vietnam
|
1,237,300 | 2014C |
| 24 | Mandalay | 
|
Myanmar
|
1,225,553 | 2014E |
| 25 | Batam | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,142,646 | 2014E |
| 26 | Pekanbaru | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,030,742 | 2014E |
| 27 | Bogor | 
|
Indonesia
|
1,022,022 | 2014E |
| 28 | Bien Hoa | 
|
Vietnam
|
1,104,495 | 2012E |
| 29 | Da Nang | 
|
Vietnam
|
1,007,000 | 2014C |
Countries[]
- List of cities in Brunei
- List of cities in Cambodia
- List of cities in Indonesia
- List of cities in Laos
- List of cities in Malaysia
- List of cities in Myanmar
- List of cities in the Philippines
- List of cities in Thailand
- List of cities in Vietnam
See also[]
References[]
- Cambodia 2008 census via citypopulation.de
- Indonesia 2014 estimates via citypopulation.de
- Malaysia cities
- Myanmar 2011 estimates via citypopulation.de
- Philippines 2010 census via citypopulation.de
- Vietnam 2009 census via citypopulation.de
- ^ "Demographia World Urban Areas, 14th Annual Edition" (PDF). April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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