List of cities in the Far East by population

For the purposes of this article, Far East shall represent,

Largest Megalopolis areas

RankMetropolitan areaCountryPopulation
1Southern China Coast Megalopolis (Pearl River Delta -Chaoshan-Xiamen-Quanzhou-FuzhouChina200,000,000
2Yangtze River DeltaChina100,000,000
3Taiheiyō BeltJapan84,000,000
4(Bengal Megalopolis) Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka-ChittagongIndia, Bangladesh60,000,000
5Beijing–Tianjin (Hebei's cities cluster)China39,710,000
6Mega ManilaPhilippines35,000,000
7Incheon–Seoul–Daejon–Daegu–BusanSouth Korea32,890,000
8Mumbai-Pune-NashikIndia30,000,000
9Jabodetabek (Greater Jakarta)Indonesia28,000,000
10Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida-GhaziabadIndia26,000,000
11Karachi-HyderabadPakistan25,000,000
12Greater Bangkok–Chon Buri-Nakhon RatchasimaThailand20,000,000
13(West coast of Taiwan) Taipei-Taichung-KaohsiungTaiwan18,000,000

Largest metropolitan areas

RankMetropolitan areaCountryPopulationArea (km²)Population Density (People/km²)
1TokyoJapan32,450,0008,0144,049
2SeoulSouth Korea20,550,0005,0764,048
3Mumbai (Bombay)India20,900,0008,1002,580
4JakartaIndonesia18,900,0005,1003,706
5ShanghaiChina16,650,0005,1773,216
6Hong Kong-Shenzhen[1]China15,800,0003,0515,179
7BeijingChina12,500,0006,5621,905

Largest urban areas ranked by 2010 projected population

Rank City Country Population Area (km²) Density (km²) Sources of

Pop. / Area

 Image
1 Tokyo–Yokohama[2] Japan 35,200,000 7,835 4,100 C / B
2 Jakarta[3] Indonesia 22,000,000 2,720 8,500 F / B
3 Manila[4] Philippines 20,795,000 1,425 14,600 C / B
4 Seoul–Incheon[5] South Korea 19,910,000 1,943 10,200 C / B
5 Shanghai China 18,400,000 2,396 6,300 C / B
6 Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto[6] Japan 17,320,000 2,720 5,300 C / B

7 Shenzhen[7] China 14,470,000 1,295 10,200 F / B
8 Beijing China 13,955,000 2,616 4,200 C / B
9 Guangzhou–Foshan[7] China 13,245,000 2,590 6,700 E / B
10 Dongguan[7] China 10,525,00 1,295 7,600 F / B
11 Nagoya[8] Japan 10,025,000 3,302 C / B
12 Bangkok Thailand 8,250,000 1,502 2,500 C / B
13 Sài Gòn Vietnam 7,785,000 609 9,200 E / B
14 Hong Kong[7] China 7,055,000 220 25,200 E / B
15 Taipei-New Taipei-Keelung Taiwan 6,800,000 440 10,100 D / B
16 Tianjin[9] China 6,675,000 1,295 5,200 C / B
17 Kuala Lumpur[10] Malaysia 5,835,000 2,137 2,700 E / B
18 Chongqing[11] China 5,460,000 570 7,500 E / B
19 Hangzhou[12] China 5,305,000 712 8,200 E / B
20 Wuhan China 5,260,000 712 7,400 E / B
21 Shenyang[13] China 5,160,000 777 7,100 E / B
22 Chengdu China 4,785,000 570 8,400 E / B
23 Singapore[14] Singapore 4,635,000 479 9,700 D / B
24 Yangon (Rangoon) Myanmar 4,400,000 350 12,600 D / B
25 Xi'an China 3,955,000 531 7,400 E / B
26 Harbin[15] China 3,615,000 570 5,900 E / B
27 Suzhou[12] China 3,605,000 635 5,700 E / B
28 Bandung Indonesia 3,555,000 401 8,400 E / B
29 Nanjing[12] China 3,550,000 686 4,200 E / B
30 Busan South Korea 3,395,000 259 13,100 E / B
31 Pyongyang North Korea 3,370,000 207 16,300 E / B
32 Dalian China 3,255,000 570 4,700 E / B
33 Changchun China 3,170,000 376 8,400 E / B
34 Kunming China 3,070,000 518 9,100 E / B
35 Wuxi[12] China 2,925,000 389 7,500 E / B
36 Taiyuan China 2,900,000 311 9,300 E / B
37 Surabaya Indonesia 2,885,000 376 7,700 D / B
38 Taichung-Changhua Taiwan 2,815,000 492 5,700 E / B
39 Changsha China 2,720,000 389 6,600 E / B
40 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2,670,000 363 7,400 E / B
41 Zhengzhou China 2,590,000 466 5,600 E / B
42 Fukuoka[16] Japan 2,550,000 583 4,900 C / B
43 Shijiazhuang China 2,530,000 363 7,000 E / B
45 Qingdao China 2,495,000 440 5,700 E / B
46 Sapporo Japan 2,475,000 648 4,000 C / B
47 Nanchang China 2,465,000 155 5,300 E / B
48 Guiyang China 2,440,000 207 11,800 E / B
49 George Town Malaysia 2,412,616 2,563 941 A / A
50 Fuzhou China 2,405,000 259 9,300 E / B
51 Lanzhou China 2,385,000 181 13,200 E / B
52 Daegu South Korea 2,380,000 181 13,100 E / B
53 Hanoi Vietnam 2,355,000 194 8,300 E / B
54 Medan Indonesia 2,340,000 246 9,500 E / B
55 Jinan China 2,320,000 350 6,600 E / B
56 Changzhou[12] China 2,275,000 194 11,700 E / B
57 Xiamen China 2,225,000 295 7,500 E / B
58 Shunde[7] China 2,105,000 401 5,200 E / B
59 Baotou China 2,095,000 363 5,800 E / B
60 Jilin China 2,070,000 233 8,900 E / B
61 Hefei China 2,000,000 350 5,700 E / B
62 Kitakyūshū[17] Japan 2,000,000 842 2,400 C / B
  • Sources
A: National census authority data.
B: Demographia land area estimate based upon map or satellite photograph analysis.
C: Demographia population "build up" from third, fourth or fifth order jurisdictions (NUTS-3, NUTS-4, NUTS-5 or equivalent).
D: Population estimate based upon United Nations agglomeration estimate.
E: Demographia population estimate from national census authority agglomeration data.
F: Other Demographia population estimate.
G: Estimate based upon projected growth rate from last census.
H: Combination of adjacent national census authority agglomerations.

Largest urban agglomerations by population

Rank City Population Country Statistical concept Area (km²)[18]
1Tokyo36,669,000JapanMajor Metropolitan Area (M.M.A.),
as defined by the Statistics Bureau of Japan		13,500
2Shanghai16,575,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19]3,920
3Beijing12,385,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][20]7,860
4Manila11,628,000PhilippinesUrban agglomeration[21]640
5Osaka–Kobe11,337,000JapanUrban agglomeration[22]1,220
6Seoul9,773,000South KoreaCity proper (metropolitan city)610
7Chongqing9,401,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][23]7,490
8Jakarta (Jabodetabek)9,210,000IndonesiaMetropolitan area[24]1,360
9Shenzhen9,005,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19]1,950
10Guangzhou8,884,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19]7,260
11Tianjin7,884,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][25]7,130
12Wuhan7,681,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19]8,490
13Hong Kong7,069,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[26]1,100
14Bangkok6,976,000ThailandOfficial metropolitan area1,570
15Ho Chi Minh City6,167,000VietnamUrban agglomeration2,090
16Dongguan5,347,000ChinaCity proper[19]2,460
17Shenyang5,166,000ChinaCity proper[19]3,460
18Foshan4,969,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][27]3,813
19Chengdu4,961,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][28]2,130
20Singapore4,837,000SingaporeUrban agglomeration690
21Xi'an4,747,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][29]3,550
22Nanjing4,591,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][30]6,600
23Yangon4,350,000MyanmarUrban agglomeration350
24Harbin4,251,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][31]4,280
25Hangzhou3,860,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][32]3,068
26Changchun3,597,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19]3,616
27Shantou3,502,000ChinaUrban agglomeration[19][33]1,956
28Busan3,500,992South KoreaCity proper (metropolitan city)760

Largest cities proper by population

Rank City Population Definition Area (km²) Population density (/km²) Country
1 Shanghai 13,831,900[34] Core districts + inner suburbs 1,928 7,174 China
2 Seoul 10,456,034[35] Special City 605.4 17,271 South Korea
3 Beijing 10,123,000[36] Core districts + inner suburbs 1,368.32 7,400 China
4 Tokyo 8,795,000[37] 23 special wards area 617 14,254 Japan
5 Jakarta 8,489,910[38] Special capital district 664 12,738 Indonesia
6 Wuhan 8,001,541[39] (2006-12-31) Core districts 400 20,004 China
7 Ho Chi Minh City 7,123,340[40] Province-level municipality 2,095.01 3,401 Vietnam
8 Bangkok 7,025,000[41] Administrative area 1,568.74 4,478 Thailand
9 Hong Kong 7,008,900[42] The entire territory 1,092 6,418 China
10 Guangzhou 6,172,839[39] (2006-12-31) Core districts China
11 Tianjin 5,800,000[43] Core districts + inner suburbs 2,057 2,820 China
12 Singapore 4,839,400[44] Country 701 6,904 Singapore
13 Chongqing 4,776,027[39] Core districts 5,467.2 1,057 China
14 Shenyang 4,101,197[39] (2006-12-31)Core districts 3,495 1,173 China
15 Yangon 4,088,000[45] Urban agglomeration 598.75[46] 6,828 Myanmar
16 Yokohama 3,670,000[47] City proper 437 8,398 Japan
17 Busan 3,596,076[35] Metropolitan City 765.66 4,697 South Korea
18 Pyongyang 3,255,388[48] Directly Governed City 3,194 1,019 North Korea

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ There are restrictions on the movement of labor between Hong Kong and Mainland China and the two areas are usually listed separately in other lists.
  2. ↑ Includes large portions of the prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama; and small portions of Gunma, Tochigi and Ibaraki. Excludes urban areas of Utsunomiya (500,000; 88 km²) and Mito (500,000; 246 km²).
  3. ↑ Various international sources limit their population estimates to DKI Jakarta itself (the national capital district). However, the urbanization of Jakarta extends into the regencies of Tangerang, Bekasi, Bogor and Karawang and the separate cities of Bekasi, Depok and Bogor. Demographia continues to use the "Jakarta" name instead of Jabodetabek because of its familiarity.
  4. ↑ The population is higher than other agglomeration estimates (such as the United Nations), tend to be limited to Metro Manila, which is a province level jurisdiction. The continuous urbanization of Manila extends outward into Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Quezon provinces. The Demographia population estimate is a "build-up" of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
  5. ↑ Includes satellite cities in Gyeonggi Province such as Suwon, Goyang, Seongnam, Bucheon and Ansan which are treated as separate urban agglomerations by the United Nations.
  6. ↑ Includes Nara and Himeji. United Nations estimates separate Osaka–Kobe and Kyoto and exclude both Nara and Himeji. Excludes urban area of Ōtsu (700,000; 389 km²).
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Hong Kong and Shenzhen are treated as separate urban areas because of the lack of freedom of labor movement without trade, immigration or customs barriers. Guangzhou–Foshan, Shenzhen and Dongguan are also treated as separate urban areas which constitute the Pearl River Delta economic zone. Likewise, urban areas of Jiangmen–Xinhui (600,000; 130 km²) and Taishan (350,000; 21 km²) within the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen, Huizhou–Huiyang (500,000; 93 km²) within the prefecture-level city of Huiyang, Zhuhai (530,000; 117 km²), Zhongshan (410,000; 130 km²) and Zhaoqing (310,000; 41 km²) as well as urban area of Macau (525,000; 23 km²) in are excluded. Population estimates for Shenzhen and Dongguan are based upon press reports, since the national census excludes millions of residents who do not have permanent resident status.
  8. ↑ Includes Toyohashi.
  9. ↑ The population is lower than other estimates (such as the United Nations), which include metropolitan area population not within the continuously developed urban area. The Demographia population estimate is a "build-up" of sub-municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration). Excludes urban area of Tangshan (900,000; 168 km²).
  10. ↑ The population is higher than other agglomeration estimates (such as the United Nations), which does not include all of the continuously developed urban area. Continuous urbanization extends well beyond the municipality of Kuala Lumpur, for example to Port Klang and the area represents a single labor market (metropolitan area). The Demographia population estimate is a "build-up" of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
  11. ↑ Excludes urban area of Wanzhou (200,000; 16 km²) within the municipality of Chongqing. The direct-controlled municipality of Chongqing, which is sometimes translated as the direct-controlled city of Chongqing, has the largest population of any organism called a city in the stretches far beyond any reasonable definition of a metropolitan area and has a land area similar to that of Austria.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi and Changzhou are treated as separate urban areas which constitute the Yangtze River Delta economic zone. Urban areas of Ningbo (1,920,000; 570 km2), Cixi City (915,000; 259 km2) and Yuyao (370,000; 111 km2) within the prefecture-level city of Ningbo, Shaoxing (795,000; 254 km2) and Zhuji (400,000; 85 km2) within the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing, Jiaxing (750,000; 130 km2) and Tongxiang (510,000; 52 km2)within the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing, Kunshan (580,000; 401 km2) and Taicang (350,000; 91 km2) within the prefectrual level city of Suzhou, Wenling (510,000; 52 km2), Jiaojiang (375,000; 41 km2), Taizhou (300,000; 39 km2) and Huangyan (200,000; 34 km2) within the prefectrure-level city of Taizhou, Fuyang (370,000; 49 km2) within the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, Nantong (735,000; 85 km2), Yangzhou (725,000; 49 km2), Huzhou (690,000; 111 km) and Zhenjiang (510,000; 36 km2) are also excluded.
  13. ↑ Excludes urban area of Fushun (625,000; 104 km²).
  14. ↑ Excludes urban area of Johor Bahru (860,000; 583 km²) in Malaysia.
  15. ↑ Excludes urban areas of Acheng (300,000; 39 km²) and Shangzhi (250,000; 16 km²) within the sub-provincial city of Harbin.
  16. ↑ Excludes urban area of Kitakyūshū (1,800,000; 1,166 km²). Some sources combine Fukuoka with Kitakyūshū (such as the United Nations), which is not a part of the continuous urbanization of Fukuoka. The Demographia population estimate is a "build-up" of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
  17. ↑ Fukuoka and Kitakyūshū are treated as separate urban areas. Some sources combine Fukuoka with Kitakyūshū (such as the United Nations), which is not a part of the continuous urbanization of Fukuoka. The Demographia population estimate is a "build-up" of municipality population within the continuously developed area (urban area or agglomeration).
  18. ↑ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 The population of the city is composed of population in all City Districts meeting the criteria such as "contiguous built-up area," being the location of the local government, being a Street or Having a Resident Committee.
  20. ↑ Data include urban population in Daxing, Pinggu, and Huairou Districts.
  21. ↑ Data refers to Metro Manila
  22. ↑ The Statistics Bureau of Japan has provided the list of cities, towns and villages included in the urban agglomerations associated with the city of Osaka-Kobe for each census year from 1960 to 1990. The agglomeration of Osaka consisted of the densely inhabited districts of Osaka, 35 cities surrounding Osaka, Kobe and six cities surrounding Kobe.
  23. ↑ Data include urban population in Jiangjin, Hechuan, Nanchuan, and Yongchuan Districts.
  24. ↑ Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
  25. ↑ Data include urban population in Baodi District
  26. ↑ Data for Hong Kong consist of the population of Hong Kong Island, New Kowloon, the new towns in New Territories, and the marine areas.
  27. ↑ Data include urban population in Nanhai, Shunde, Shanshui, and Gaoming Districts.
  28. ↑ Data include urban population in Xindu and Wenjiang Districts
  29. ↑ Data include urban population in Chang'an District
  30. ↑ Data include urban population in Jiangning and Liuhe Districts
  31. ↑ Data include urban population in Hulan and Acheng Districts
  32. ↑ Data include urban population in Xiaoshan and Yuhang Districts
  33. ↑ Data include urban population in Chenghai, Chaonan, and Chaoyang Districts
  34. ↑ Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2009, Total of permanent population (including "floating population"). Retrieved on 2009-07-17. Total population as of 2008-12-31 of the following districts (core city + inner suburbs): Pudong New Area, Huangpu, Luwan, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Baoshan, Minhang, and Jiading.
  35. 1 2 Thomas Brinkhoff, www.citypopulation.de; South Korea, The registered population of the South Korean provinces and urban municipalities Registered population 2008-12-31. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.
  36. ↑ Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2008, Total number of permanent population (including "floating population") Archived 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-14. Total population on 2007-12-31(1% sample census) of the two functional areas of 1) Core Districts of Capital Function and 2) Urban Function Extended Districts, including eight fully urban districts. The data is for so-called 'permanent population'; registered population was 7,323,000 the same year.
  37. ↑ Statistics Bureau, Japan, Monthly Statistics, Population of Major Cities (excel-file) Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Population estimate on 2009-06-01.
  38. ↑ Penduduk Provinsi DKI Jakarta: Penduduk Provinsi DKI Jakarta Januari 2008 (Demographics and Civil Records Service: Population of the Province of Jakarta January 2008) Archived 2012-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-10-25.
  39. 1 2 3 4 City and region database of Statistics Finland
  40. ↑ http://www.chinhphu.vn/portal/page?_pageid=439,1090462&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pers_id=1091147&item_id=33638381&p_details=1
  41. ↑ National Statistical Office Thailand, Key Statistics of Thailand 2007; Chapter 1.9, Population Projections (1 July) by Region and Sex (embedded in huge 121MB zipped file!) Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Projected de facto population as of 2009. The registered (de jure) population was 5,695,956 in 2006.
  42. ↑ Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong; Population and Vital Events Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Estimated population on 2008-12-31. Including 'usual' and 'mobile' residents, but excluding temporary visitors.
  43. ↑ Tianjin Statistical Information Net Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 2009-01-29. Total population as of 2005-11-01 of the following districts (core city + inner suburbs): Heping, Hedong, Hexi, Nankai, Hebei, Hongqiao, Dongli, Xiqing, Jinnan, and Beichen. Excludes the separate urban area of Binhai.
  44. ↑ Statistics Singapore, Population (Mid-Year Estimates) Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-10-03. Estimated population on 2008-06-30, including Singapore residents plus non-residents. Population of Singapore citizens and residents was 3,642,700 on 2008-06-30.
  45. ↑ United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  46. ↑ Third Regional EST Forum, Presentation of Myanmar. Retrieved 6 June 2009
  47. ↑ Statistics Bureau, Japan, Monthly Statistics, Population of Major Cities (excel-file) Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-05. Population estimate on 2009-07-01.
  48. ↑ United Nations Statistics Division; Preliminary results of the 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1-15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.