List of national capitals in East, South, and Southeast Asia
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals.
East Asia
| Name | Country | View | Population | Mayor or governor or president |
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| Beijing |  China |
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21,542,000 (2018, municipality) | Yin Yong |
| Pyongyang |  North Korea |
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2,870,000 (2016) | Kim Su-gil |
| Seoul |  South Korea |
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9,963,000 (2020) | Oh Se-hoon |
| Taipei |  Taiwan |
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2,646,000 (2019) Metropolitan: 8,535,000 (2019) |
Chiang Wan-an |
| Tokyo |  Japan |
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13,929,300 (2019) Metropolitan: 27,140,000 (2019) |
Yuriko Koike |
| Ulaanbaatar |  Mongolia |
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1,372,000 (2013) | Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar |
South Asia
| Name | Nation | View | Population | Mayor or governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka |  Bangladesh |
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6,594,962 (2013) | North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam |
| Islamabad |  Pakistan |
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1,330,000 (2011) | Vacant |
| Kabul |  Afghanistan |
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3,895,000 (2011) | Hamdullah Nomani |
| Kathmandu |  Nepal |
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822,930 | Balen Shah |
| Malé |  Maldives |
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81,647 | Adam Azim |
| New Delhi |  India |
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16,321,883 | Shelly Oberoi |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative capital) |
 Sri Lanka |
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5,648,000 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte : Madhura Vithanage |
| Thimphu |  Bhutan |
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50,000 | Ugyen Dorji |
Southeast Asia
| Name | Nation | View | Population | Mayor or governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandar Seri Begawan |  Brunei |
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64,526 (1997) | Amir Azman Haji Abdul Rahman |
| Bangkok |  Thailand |
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8,305,200 (2019) Metropolitan: 14,626,200 (2019) |
Chadchart Sittipunt |
| Dili |  Timor-Leste |
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222,323 (2015) Metropolitan: 234,331 (2015) |
Gregório da Cunha Saldanha |
| Hanoi |  Vietnam |
3,642,100 (2019) Metropolitan: 16,100,000 (2019) |
Đinh Tiến Dũng | |
| Jakarta (current), Nusantara (under construction, partially completed) |
 Indonesia |
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Jakarta City: 10,684,946 (2024) Metropolitan Jakarta: 41,913,860 (2025) Nusantara City: 300,000 (2025) Metropolitan Nusantara: 1,155,805 (2025) |
Jakarta: Pramono Anung Wibowo |
| Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (Federal Administrative center) |
 Malaysia |
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City: 1,790,000 (2017) Metropolitan: 7,969,700 (2017) |
Kuala Lumpur : Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh
Putrajaya : Fadlun Mak Ujud |
| Manila |  Philippines |
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City:
14,962,000 (2022) |
Yorme Isko Domagoso |
| Naypyidaw |  Myanmar |
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683,000 (2022) | Myo Aung |
| Phnom Penh |  Cambodia |
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City: 2,129,300 (2019) | Khuong Sreng |
| Singapore |  Singapore |
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5,896,686 (2021) | N/A |
| Vientiane |  Laos |
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City: 249,800 (2015) Metropolitan: 820,900 (2015) |
Athsphangthong Siphandone |