List of national capitals in East, South, and Southeast Asia
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals.
East Asia
| Name | Country | View | Population | Mayor or governor or president |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing |  China | .jpg) | 21,542,000 (2018, municipality) | Yin Yong |
| Pyongyang |  North Korea | .jpg) | 2,870,000 (2016) | Kim Su-gil |
| Seoul |  South Korea | .jpeg) | 9,963,000 (2020) | Oh Se-hoon |
| Taipei |  Taiwan |  | 2,646,000 (2019) Metropolitan: 8,535,000 (2019) | Chiang Wan-an |
| Tokyo |  Japan |  | 13,929,300 (2019) Metropolitan: 27,140,000 (2019) | Yuriko Koike |
| Ulaanbaatar |  Mongolia |  | 1,372,000 (2013) | Khishgeegiin Nyambaatar |
South Asia
| Name | Nation | View | Population | Mayor or governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka |  Bangladesh |  | 6,594,962 (2013) | North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam |
| Islamabad |  Pakistan |  | 1,330,000 (2011) | Vacant |
| Kabul |  Afghanistan |  | 3,895,000 (2011) | Hamdullah Nomani |
| Kathmandu |  Nepal |  | 822,930 | Balen Shah |
| Malé |  Maldives |  | 81,647 | Adam Azim |
| New Delhi |  India |  | 16,321,883 | Shelly Oberoi |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative capital) |  Sri Lanka |  | 5,648,000 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte : Madhura Vithanage |
| Thimphu |  Bhutan |  | 50,000 | Ugyen Dorji |
Southeast Asia
| Name | Nation | View | Population | Mayor or governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandar Seri Begawan |  Brunei |  | 64,526 (1997) | Amir Azman Haji Abdul Rahman |
| Bangkok |  Thailand | .jpg) | 8,305,200 (2019) Metropolitan: 14,626,200 (2019) | Chadchart Sittipunt |
| Dili |  Timor-Leste |  | 222,323 (2015) Metropolitan: 234,331 (2015) | Gregório da Cunha Saldanha |
| Hanoi |  Vietnam | 3,642,100 (2019) Metropolitan: 16,100,000 (2019) | Đinh Tiến Dũng | |
| Jakarta |  Indonesia |  | 10,565,800 (2015)) Metropolitan: 31,689,500 (2015) | Heru Budi Hartono (Acting) |
| Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (Federal Administrative center) |  Malaysia |  | City: 1,790,000 (2017) Metropolitan: 7,969,700 (2017) | Kuala Lumpur : Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh Putrajaya : Fadlun Mak Ujud |
| Manila |  Philippines |  | City: 14,962,000 (2022) | Honey Lacuna |
| Naypyidaw |  Myanmar |  | 683,000 (2022) | Myo Aung |
| Phnom Penh |  Cambodia |  | City: 2,129,300 (2019) | Khuong Sreng |
| Singapore |  Singapore |  | 5,896,686 (2021) | N/A |
| Vientiane |  Laos |  | City: 249,800 (2015) Metropolitan: 820,900 (2015) | Athsphangthong Siphandone |