Cities and urban areas in Southeast Asia with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population
[Source: UN]



Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

Further information on rainforests and other reference material is available.

POPULATION data has been updated here

Largest Cities in Southeast Asia
CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area PopulationUrban Area Rank [World]City Pop Rank [World]Urban Area Rank [Asia]City Pop Rank [Asia]
JakartaIndonesia10810400173692007443
BangkokThailand6513100870790028231614
SingaporeSingapore4154500487600057353122
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)Vietnam3378500572890046472632
BandungIndonesia2884300382870075573934
SurabayaIndonesia2729300367790077594036
MedanIndonesia205930029727001131015258
PalembangIndonesia1462300158000023214710376
Kuala LumpurMalaysia14486004060000661553679
HanoiVietnam137280025030001441666586
Ujung PandangIndonesia11702001254800310210141110
SemarangIndonesia11347001322300299222132120
Phnom PenhCambodia11338001133800349223160121
BogorIndonesia761300761300550365248194
MalangIndonesia742700921100458376207202
Bandar LampungIndonesia7274001122900357385163204
Johor BahruMalaysia722200722200578390261207
VientianeLaos651200651200633439288232
PadangIndonesia586400808500512488232254
SamarindaIndonesia585900600800680489310255
HaiphongVietnam572100179240019350691264
Pekan BaruIndonesia572100572100706507321263
IpohMalaysia561700746300559518254269
BanjarmasinIndonesia548900548900744534343280
SurakartaIndonesia533900857300488552221287
DepokIndonesia510600510600797590376307
BalikpapanIndonesia496700496700825616397324
PontianakIndonesia493200493200834622405328
DenpasarIndonesia491500933500449624203330
DanangVietnam446000446000882691432366
JambiIndonesia431100431100900714444378
YogyakartaIndonesia417900840400492738224388
ManadoIndonesia395100395100945782471413
Samut PrakanThailand390300390300951793474418
KuchingMalaysia368000368000991850493445
Bien HoaVietnam3655003655001000859496448
MataramIndonesia3308001081400383960177494
CirebonIndonesia319500926100454990206513
Kuala TerengganuMalaysia30290030290011561054571537
NonthaburiThailand30020030020011691068579545
KuantanMalaysia29340029340011931097595564
Kota BahruMalaysia29090029090012041108600569
KediriIndonesia27090027090012721186635608
BengkuluIndonesia27050027050012751190636609
HueVietnam26680026680012931209649622
SerembanMalaysia26550026550013041220653626
Nha TrangVietnam26530026530013061222655628
AmbonIndonesia26220026220013181237661636
Banda AcehIndonesia25370025370013531277678654
TasikmalayaIndonesia25130025130013641288687663
PekalonganIndonesia24920024920013731299691667
Can ThoVietnam24830024830013781305694671
TegalIndonesia2381007844005291356238694
JemberIndonesia23180023180014561396738717
GeorgetownMalaysia23180023180014571397739718
Pematang SiantarIndonesia23140023140014611401741720
Udon ThaniThailand22720022720014941437754734
CilacapIndonesia21840021840015541501788771
Kota KinabaluMalaysia21640021640015621510793776
PurwokertoIndonesia21360021360015801531805791
SandakanMalaysia21240021240015931544811797
KoratThailand21060021060016081562821808
TaipingMalaysia20830020830016241578828815
KarawangIndonesia20280020280016641623844835
Kajang-Sungai ChuaMalaysia20180020180016751634852843
Alor SetarMalaysia19910019910016991660858849
Qui NhonVietnam19620019620017191681866858
BatdambangCambodia19500019500017321693870862
Rach GiaVietnam19490019490017341695871863
Hat YaiThailand19120019120017721735883875
Nam DinhVietnam18880018880017901753892884
Chon BuriThailand18820018820017951758895887
Vung TauVietnam18410018410018291796902894
MadiunIndonesia18190018190018451813909902
PaluIndonesia18000018000018691839922915
SibuMalaysia17710017710018911863930924
Chiang MaiThailand17290017290019281899942936
SerangIndonesia17120017120019441915949943
KendariIndonesia17020017020019551927954948
TawauMalaysia16850016850019741945961955
KluangMalaysia16460016460020131987983978
CilegonIndonesia16350016350020272001990985
BitungIndonesia16100016100020512026999994
CianjurIndonesia1598001598002065204210051000
SavannakhetLaos1594001594002068204510061001
BatamIndonesia1555001555002117209410281023
Palangka RayaIndonesia1546001546002131210910361031
Jaya PuraIndonesia1534001534002141212010391035
Long XuyenVietnam1530001530002144212310411037
SukabumiIndonesia1527001527002148212710431039
LampangThailand1523001523002155213410471043
PasuruanIndonesia1484001484002207218710651061
KupangIndonesia1483001483002210219010681064
ProbolinggoIndonesia1460001460002241222210821079
Si RachaThailand1456001456002251223210861083
Khon KaenThailand1453001453002254223510871084
Hong GaiVietnam1428001428002291227311031100
Siem RiepCambodia1423001423002297227911061103
Sungai PetaniMalaysia1419001419002308229011111108
Phan ThietVietnam1415001415002313229511141111
Cam RanhVietnam1412001412002321230311191116
GorontaloIndonesia1404001404002331231411241122
SorongIndonesia1400001400002337232111271125
Cam PhaVietnam1397001397002339232311281126
TebingtinggiIndonesia1394001394002343232711301128
MiriMalaysia1366001366002381236511451143
PurwakartaIndonesia1341001341002421240611641163
GarutIndonesia1339001339002424240911661165
Buon Me ThuotVietnam1334001334002432241711691168
LhokseumaweIndonesia1331001331002437242211721171
Thai NguyenVietnam1319001319002456244011801179
Pangkal PinangIndonesia1288001288002499248311911190
MelakaMalaysia1274001274002522250612041203
MagelangIndonesia1272001272002529251312081207
BlitarIndonesia1271001271002531251512091208
MartapuraIndonesia1261001261002550253412181217
Da LatVietnam1250001250002578256212301229
Nakhon PathomThailand1243001243002591257512331232
TarakanIndonesia1226001226002621260512441243
Nakhon Si ThammaratThailand1224001224002631261512481247
Tanjung PinangIndonesia1221001221002636262012511250
Luang PrabangLaos1198001198002683266712661265
Surat ThaniThailand1171001171002726271112841283
DumaiIndonesia1098001098002904289013581357
RayongThailand1098001098002905289113591358
Ubon RatchathaniThailand1098001098002906289213601359
PemalangIndonesia1093001093002920290613651364
KlatenIndonesia1090001090002929291513691368
BontangIndonesia1085001085002939292413701369
SalatigaIndonesia1065001065002987297213891388
KuninganIndonesia1057001057003019300413971396
Padang SidempuanIndonesia1034001034003072305814141413
MojokertoIndonesia1025001025003101308714261425
SubangIndonesia1021001021003112309814331432
TernateIndonesia1021001021003113309914341433
MetroIndonesia1019001019003116310214351434
CibadakIndonesia1013001013003127311314391438
Bandar PenggaramMalaysia1010001010003135312114451444
KudusIndonesia1005001005003146313214501449


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