Capitals of Asia

Asia has 47 capital cities. Below you'll find all Asian capitals on a map and in a list with their country and population. The largest is New Delhi, the capital of India; the smallest is Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei.

Map of the capitals of Asia

Map of Asia with all 47 capital cities marked and labelled
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List of Asian capitals

All 47 countries of Asia and their capital city, in alphabetical order by country.

CountryCapitalPopulation
AfghanistanKabul4,601,789
ArmeniaYerevan1,086,677
AzerbaijanBaku2,293,600
BahrainManama330,000
BangladeshDhaka9,540,000
BhutanThimphu115,000
BruneiBandar Seri Begawan100,700
CambodiaPhnom Penh2,129,371
ChinaBeijing21,540,000
GeorgiaTbilisi1,049,498
IndiaNew Delhi32,226,000
IndonesiaJakarta10,770,487
IranTehran9,259,009
IraqBaghdad7,216,040
IsraelJerusalem936,425
JapanTokyo13,960,000
JordanAmman4,061,150
KazakhstanAstana1,184,469
KuwaitKuwait City4,270,571
KyrgyzstanBishkek1,074,075
LaosVientiane948,477
LebanonBeirut2,407,000
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1,808,000
MaldivesMalé227,486
MongoliaUlaanbaatar1,584,200
MyanmarNaypyidaw1,160,242
NepalKathmandu1,003,285
North KoreaPyongyang3,255,288
OmanMuscat1,560,330
PakistanIslamabad1,095,064
PhilippinesManila13,484,462
QatarDoha2,382,000
Saudi ArabiaRiyadh7,676,654
SingaporeSingapore5,685,807
South KoreaSeoul9,720,846
Sri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte115,826
SyriaDamascus2,079,000
TaiwanTaipei2,646,204
TajikistanDushanbe863,400
ThailandBangkok8,305,218
Timor-LesteDili277,279
TurkeyAnkara5,639,076
TurkmenistanAshgabat1,032,000
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1,482,816
UzbekistanTashkent2,906,000
VietnamHanoi8,053,663
YemenSana'a2,961,837

Largest and smallest Asian capitals

Largest by population

  1. New Delhi, India: 32,226,000
  2. Beijing, China: 21,540,000
  3. Tokyo, Japan: 13,960,000
  4. Manila, Philippines: 13,484,462
  5. Jakarta, Indonesia: 10,770,487

Smallest by population

  1. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: 100,700
  2. Thimphu, Bhutan: 115,000
  3. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: 115,826
  4. Malé, Maldives: 227,486
  5. Dili, Timor-Leste: 277,279

Populations are estimates for the city itself, not the metropolitan area.

Which countries are included?

Asia runs here from Turkey and Israel in the west to Japan in the east, and south to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are listed under Asia; Russia is listed under Europe, because Moscow lies in Europe. Taiwan is included, although it is not a member of the United Nations.

Good to know

  • Kazakhstan moved its capital from Almaty to Astana in 1997, and Myanmar from Yangon to Naypyidaw in 2005.
  • Sri Lanka's official capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Colombo, right next to it, is the largest city.
  • Malaysia's capital is Kuala Lumpur, but most government ministries are in Putrajaya.
  • Israel has proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital. Its status is disputed internationally and most embassies are in Tel Aviv.

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Frequently asked questions

  • How many capitals are there in Asia?

    Asia has 47 capital cities, one for each independent country. Asia runs here from Turkey and Israel in the west to Japan in the east, and south to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are listed under Asia; Russia is listed under Europe, because Moscow lies in Europe. Taiwan is included, although it is not a member of the United Nations.

  • What is the largest capital city in Asia?

    New Delhi (India), with about 32,226,000 inhabitants in the city itself. It is followed by Beijing (China) and Tokyo (Japan).

  • What is the smallest capital city in Asia?

    Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), with about 100,700 inhabitants. Other small capitals in Asia are Thimphu (Bhutan) and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Sri Lanka).

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