Cities of East Asia
List of major cities in East Asia. For the purposes of this article, East Asia shall represent,
China (PRC)
China (Mainland)
Shanghai
Tianjin
Guangzhou
City | Chinese | Pinyin | Province | Urban Population (2010) | Administrative Population (2010) |
Shanghai |
上海 |
Shànghǎi |
Municipality |
22,315,426 |
23,019,148 |
Beijing |
北京 |
Běijīng |
Municipality |
18,827,000 |
19,612,368 |
Tianjin |
天津 |
Tiānjīn |
Municipality |
11,090,314 |
12,937,954 |
Guangzhou |
广州 |
Guǎngzhōu |
Guangdong |
11,070,654 |
12,700,800 |
Shenzhen |
深圳 |
Shēnzhèn |
Guangdong |
10,357,938 |
10,357,938 |
Dongguan |
东莞 |
Dōngguǎn |
Guangdong |
8,220,937 |
8,220,937 |
Chengdu |
成都 |
Chéngdū |
Sichuan |
7,123,697 |
14,047,625 |
Nanjing |
南京 |
Nánjīng |
Jiangsu |
6,852,984 |
8,004,680 |
Wuhan |
武汉 |
Wǔhàn |
Hubei |
6,434,373 |
9,785,392 |
Shenyang |
沈阳 |
Shěnyáng |
Liaoning |
5,743,718 |
8,106,171 |
Hangzhou |
杭州 |
Hángzhōu |
Zhejiang |
5,695,313 |
8,700,400 |
Chongqing |
重庆 |
Chóngqìng |
Municipality |
5,402,721 |
28,846,170 |
Suzhou |
苏州 |
Sūzhōu |
Jiangsu |
5,349,000 |
10,465,994 |
Harbin |
哈尔滨 |
Hārbīn |
Heilongjiang |
5,282,083 |
10,635,971 |
Jinan |
济南 |
Jǐnán |
Shangdong |
3,922,180 |
6,814,000 |
Xi'an |
西安 |
Xī'ān |
Shaanxi |
3,890,098 |
8,467,837 |
Wuxi |
无锡 |
Wúxí |
Jiangsu |
3,542,319 |
6,372,624 |
Hefei |
合肥 |
Héféi |
Anhui |
3,352,076 |
5,702,466 |
Changchun |
长春 |
Chángchūn |
Jilin |
3,341,700 |
7,677,089 |
Changzhou |
常州 |
Chángzhōu |
Jiangsu |
3,290,548 |
4,591,972 |
Dalian |
大连 |
Dàlián |
Liaoning |
3,266,905 |
6,690,432 |
Taiyuan |
太原 |
Tàiyuán |
Shanxi |
3,212,500 |
4,201,591 |
Kunming |
昆明 |
Kūnmíng |
Yunnan |
3,184,580 |
6,432,212 |
Zhengzhou |
郑州 |
Zhèngzhōu |
Henan |
3,132,000 |
8,626,505 |
Changsha |
长沙 |
Chángshā |
Hunan |
3,093,980 |
7,044,118 |
Ningbo |
宁波 |
Níngbō |
Zhejiang |
3,089,180 |
7,605,700 |
Qingdao |
青岛 |
Qīngdǎo |
Shangdong |
3,063,492 |
8,715,100 |
Zibo |
淄博 |
Zībó |
Shangdong |
3,002,181 |
4,530,600 |
Fuzhou |
福州 |
Fúzhōu |
Fujian |
2,921,763 |
7,115,370 |
Nanning |
南宁 |
Nánníng |
Guangxi |
2,875,220 |
6,661,600 |
China (Hong Kong and Macau)
Hong Kong
Macau
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Osaka
City | Japanese | Prefecture | Population (2010) |
Special wards of Tokyo |
東京特別区 |
Tokyo |
8,949,447 |
Yokohama |
横浜 |
Kanagawa |
3,689,603 |
Osaka |
大阪 |
Osaka |
2,666,371 |
Nagoya |
名古屋 |
Aichi |
2,263,907 |
Sapporo |
札幌 |
Hokkaido |
1,914,434 |
Kobe |
神戸 |
Hyōgo |
1,544,873 |
Kyoto |
京都 |
Kyoto |
1,474,473 |
Fukuoka |
福岡 |
Fukuoka |
1,463,826 |
Kawasaki |
川崎 |
Kanagawa |
1,425,678 |
Saitama |
さいたま |
Saitama |
1,222,910 |
Hiroshima |
広島 |
Hiroshima |
1,174,209 |
Sendai |
仙台 |
Miyagi |
1,045,903 |
Kitakyushu |
北九州 |
Fukuoka |
977,288 |
Chiba |
千葉 |
Chiba |
962,130 |
Sakai |
堺 |
Osaka |
842,134 |
Niigata |
新潟 |
Niigata |
812,192 |
Hamamatsu |
浜松 |
Shizuoka |
800,912 |
Kumamoto |
熊本 |
Kumamoto |
734,294 |
Sagamihara |
相模原 |
Kanagawa |
717,561 |
Shizuoka |
静岡 |
Shizuoka |
716,328 |
Mongolia
Ulan Bator
North Korea (DPRK)
Pyongyang
City | Image | Korean | Hancha | Province | Population (2008) |
Pyongyang |
|
평양 |
平壤 |
Direct-administered city |
3,255,288 |
Hamhung |
|
함흥 |
咸興 |
South Hamgyong |
768,551 |
Chongjin |
|
청진 |
清津 |
North Hamgyong |
667,929 |
Nampo |
|
남포 |
南浦 |
Special city |
366,341 |
Wonsan |
|
원산 |
元山 |
Kangwon |
363,127 |
Sinuiju |
|
신의주 |
新義州 |
North Pyongan |
359,341 |
Tanchon |
N/A |
단천 |
端川 |
South Hamgyong |
345,876 |
Kaechon |
N/A |
개천 |
价川 |
South Pyongan |
319,554 |
Kaesong |
|
개성 |
開城 |
Special-level city |
308,440 |
Sariwon |
|
사리원 |
沙里院 |
North Hwanghae |
307,764 |
South Korea (ROK)
Busan
City | Korean | Hanja | Province | Population (2010) |
Seoul |
서울 |
서울 |
Special city |
9,794,304 |
Busan |
부산 |
釜山 |
Metropolitan city |
3,414,950 |
Incheon |
인천 |
仁川 |
Metropolitan city |
2,662,509 |
Daegu |
대구 |
大邱 |
Metropolitan city |
2,446,418 |
Daejeon |
대전 |
大田 |
Metropolitan city |
1,501,859 |
Gwangju |
광주 |
光州 |
Metropolitan city |
1,469,293 |
Ulsan |
울산 |
蔚山 |
Metropolitan city |
1,082,567 |
Suwon |
수원 |
水原 |
Gyeonggi |
1,071,913 |
Changwon |
창원 |
昌原 |
South Gyeongsang |
1,058,021 |
Seongnam |
성남 |
城南 |
Gyeonggi |
949,964 |
Goyang |
고양 |
高陽 |
Gyeonggi |
905,076 |
Yongin |
용인 |
龍仁 |
Gyeonggi |
856,765 |
Bucheon |
부천 |
富川 |
Gyeonggi |
853,039 |
Ansan |
안산 |
安山 |
Gyeonggi |
728,775 |
Cheongju |
청주 |
淸州 |
North Chungcheong |
666,924 |
Jeonju |
전주 |
全州 |
North Jeolla |
649,728 |
Anyang |
안양 |
安養 |
Gyeonggi |
602,122 |
Cheonan |
천안 |
天安 |
South Chungcheong |
574,623 |
Namyangju |
남양주 |
南楊州 |
Gyeonggi |
529,898 |
Pohang |
포항 |
浦項 |
North Gyeongsang |
511,390 |
Taiwan (ROC)
New Taipei & Taipei
Kaohsiung
City | Image | Chinese | Pinyin | County | Population (2010) |
New Taipei |
|
新北 |
Xīnběi |
Special municipality |
3,903,745 |
Kaohsiung |
|
高雄 |
Gāoxióng |
Special municipality |
2,772,461 |
Taichung |
|
臺中 |
Táizhōng |
Special municipality |
2,655,456 |
Taipei |
|
臺北 |
Táiběi |
Special municipality |
2,635,766 |
Taoyuan |
|
桃園 |
Táoyuán |
Special municipality |
2,056,273 |
Tainan |
|
臺南 |
Táinán |
Special municipality |
1,874,724 |
Hsinchu |
|
新竹 |
Xīnzhú |
Provincial city |
417,335 |
Keelung |
|
基隆 |
Jīlóng |
Provincial city |
381,770 |
Chiayi |
|
嘉義 |
Jiāyì |
Provincial city |
272,128 |
Changhua |
|
彰化 |
Zhānghuà |
Changhua |
236,447 |
Pingtung |
|
屏東 |
Píngdōng |
Pingtung |
210,275 |
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