This is a list of the largest cities in Asia ranked according to population within their city limits. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries (
municipalities) as opposed to
urban areas or
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
s, which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.
The list includes cities geographically situated in Asia, using the conventional
definition of its boundaries.
Please note that the compiled figures are not collected at the same time in every country, or at the same level of accuracy, therefore the ranking of the cities according to their population can be misleading.
List
Bold represents largest city in country, ''Italic'' represents capital city.
See also
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List of metropolitan areas in Asia
The Asian continent is one of the fastest-growing continents in the World, with increasing urbanisation and a high growth rate for cities. Tokyo in Japan is the world's largest metropolitan area by population.
The population of the given cities ar ...
Notes
References
{{World's largest cities
Population within city limits