List of urban agglomerations in Asia
Tokyo
This is a list of urban agglomerations in Asia by population.[1] An urban area (built-up urban area or urban agglomeration) is fundamentally different from a metropolitan area. A metropolitan area is a labor market (and a housing market). It includes a principal built-up urban area (the largest built-up urban area in the metropolitan area) as well as economically connected rural areas (and smaller urban areas) to the outside.
Asia Rank
World Rank
Urban Area
Country
Population[1]
Area (km2 )
Density (people/km2 )
1
1
Tokyo
Japan
37,977,000
8,230
4,614
2
2
Jakarta
Indonesia
34,540,000
3,540
9,758
3
3
Delhi
India
29,617,000
2,232
13,269
4
4
Manila
Philippines
28,250,517
8,100
12,327
5
5
Mumbai
India
23,355,000
944
24,740
6
6
Shanghai
China
22,120,000
4,068
5,437
7
8
Seoul
South Korea
21,794,000
2,768
7,873
8
10
Guangzhou -Foshan
China
20,902,000
4,342
4,814
9
12
Beijing
China
19,433,000
4,172
4,658
10
14
Kolkata
India
17,560,000
1,351
12,994
11
16
Bangkok
Thailand
17,066,000
3,199
5,336
12
18
Shenzhen
China
15,929,000
1,803
8,836
13
19
Dhaka
Bangladesh
15,443,000
456
33,852
14
23
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
Japan
14,977,000
3,019
4,961
15
24
Karachi
Pakistan
14,835,000
1,044
14,210
16
25
Bangalore
India
13,707,000
1,205
11,378
17
26
Tehran
Iran
13,633,000
1,704
8,002
18
28
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
13,312,000
1,638
8,127
19
29
Chennai
India
11,324,000
1,049
10,800
20
30
Chengdu
China
11,309,000
1,828
6,188
21
32
Lahore
Pakistan
11,021,000
853
12,916
22
35
Tianjin
China
10,800,000
2,813
3,839
23
37
Hyderabad
India
9,746,000
1,273
7,654
24
40
Nagoya
Japan
9,113,000
3,704
2,460
25
42
Wuhan
China
8,962,000
1,646
5,444
26
43
Taipei
Taiwan
8,918,000
1,076
8,289
27
45
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
8,285,000
2,162
3,833
28
46
Dongguan
China
7,981,000
1,755
4,546
29
47
Pune
India
7,764,000
649
11,956
30
48
Chongqing
China
7,739,000
1,537
5,036
31
50
Nanjing
China
7,496,000
1,613
4,649
32
51
Ahmedabad
India
7,410,000
359
20,622
33
52
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
7,347,000
291
25,254
34
55
Shenyang -Fushun
China
7,105,000
1,515
4,690
35
56
Bandung
Indonesia
7,065,000
487
14,510
36
58
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
6,881,000
1,672
4,115
37
61
Zhengzhou
China
6,765,000
1,656
4,085
38
63
Xi'an
China
6,680,000
1,094
6,105
39
64
Hanoi
Vietnam
6,576,000
963
6,828
40
65
Surabaya
Indonesia
6,499,000
911
7,131
41
68
Hangzhou
China
6,446,000
1,446
4,458
42
63
Quanzhou
China
6,345,000
2,090
3,036
43
70
Yangon
Myanmar
6,314,000
603
10,474
44
74
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
6,036,000
1,508
4,004
45
77
Qingdao
China
5,911,000
1,656
3,569
46
78
Surat
India
5,807,000
238
24,378
47
79
Baghdad
Iraq
5,796,000
693
8,365
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