This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals.
East Asia Name Country ViewPopulationMayor or governor or president Beijing China21,542,000 (2018, municipality) Yin YongPyongyang North Korea2,870,000 (2016)Kim Su-gilSeoul South Korea9,963,000 (2020)Oh Se-hoonTaipei Taiwan2,646,000 (2019)Metropolitan: 8,535,000 (2019)Chiang Wan-anTokyo Japan13,929,300 (2019)Metropolitan: 27,140,000 (2019)Yuriko KoikeUlaanbaatar Mongolia1,372,000 (2013)Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar
South Asia NameNation ViewPopulationMayor or governorDhaka6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor TaposhIslamabad1,330,000 (2011)VacantKabul3,895,000 (2011)Hamdullah NomaniKathmandu822,930Balen ShahMalé81,647 Adam AzimNew Delhi India16,321,883Shelly OberoiSri Jayawardenepura Kotte(administrative capital)Colombo(commercial capital)5,648,000Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte : Madhura Vithanage Colombo : VacantThimphu50,000Ugyen Dorji
Southeast Asia NameNation ViewPopulationMayor or governorBandar Seri Begawan Brunei64,526 (1997)Amir Azman Haji Abdul RahmanBangkok Thailand8,305,200 (2019)Metropolitan: 14,626,200 (2019)Chadchart SittipuntDili Timor-Leste222,323 (2015)Metropolitan: 234,331 (2015)Gregório da Cunha SaldanhaHanoi Vietnam 3,642,100 (2019)Metropolitan: 16,100,000 (2019)Đinh Tiến DũngJakarta (current),Nusantara (under construction, partially completed) IndonesiaJakarta 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 Nusantara: Basuki HadimuljonoKuala Lumpur (official),Putrajaya (Federal Administrative center) MalaysiaCity: 1,790,000 (2017)Metropolitan: 7,969,700 (2017) Kuala Lumpur : Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh Putrajaya : Fadlun Mak UjudManilaCity: 14,962,000 (2022)Metropolitan: 27,342,891 (2022)Yorme Isko DomagosoNaypyidaw Myanmar683,000 (2022)Myo AungPhnom Penh CambodiaCity: 2,129,300 (2019)Khuong SrengSingapore Singapore5,896,686 (2021)N/AVientiane LaosCity: 249,800 (2015)Metropolitan: 820,900 (2015)Athsphangthong Siphandone