List of capitals in East, South, and Southeast Asia

This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals.

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East Asia

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor
Beijing People's Republic of China 14,930,000 (2004, municipality) Wang Qishan
Pyongyang North Korea
Seoul South Korea 10,356,000 (2006) O Sehun
Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 2,630,872 (2007) Hau Lung-pin
Tokyo Japan
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Sometimes included

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor
Hanoi Vietnam 6,232,940 (2007) Nguyen The Thao

Note: Part of East Asia, Northeast Asia, is the Russian Far East, and as such its capital is Moscow.

South Asia

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor|N/A
Dhaka, formerly Dacca  Bangladesh 7,000,940 (2006) N/A
Islamabad  Pakistan 955,629 (1998) N/A
Kathmandu  Nepal 822,930 N/A
Malé  Maldives 81,647 N/A
New Delhi Republic of India 16,321,883 Asha Ram Verma
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte  Sri Lanka 115,826 Uvais Ahamad
Thimphu  Bhutan 50,000 N/A

Sometimes Included

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor
Kabul  Afghanistan 2,994,000 (2005) N/A
Naypyidaw  Myanmar N/A Colonel Thein Nyunt
Tehran  Iran 7,314,000 Mohammad Ghalibaf

Southeast Asia

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor
Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei 46,229 (1991)
Bangkok Thailand 7,160,522 (2007)
Metropolitan: 10,061,726(2007)		 หม่อมราชวงศ์สุขุมพันธุ์ บริพัตร
M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Dili East Timor 150,000
Hanoi Vietnam 3,398,889 (2007)
Metropolitan: 6,232,940(2008)		 Nguyễn Thế Thảo
Jakarta Indonesia 8,792,000 (2004) Fauzi Bowo
Malaysia City: 1,479,388 (2004)
Metropolitan: 7,000,000 (2004)		 Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan
Manila Philippines 1,581,082 (2000)
Metropolitan: 11,289,368 (2005)		 Alfredo Lim
Naypyidaw Myanmar 930,000 (2007) Colonel Thein Nyunt
Phnom Penh Cambodia Metropolitan: 2,009,264 (2008) Keb Chutema
Singapore Singapore 4,425,720 (2005) None
The Settlement Christmas Island 500 (2005) None
Vientiane Laos City: 200,000 (2005)
Metropolitan: 730,000 (2005)
West Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands 120 (2005) None

Sometimes Included

Name Nation View Population Mayor or Governor
Port Moresby  Papua New Guinea 314,000