Largest Cities in Asia

Asia is the largest continent on earth. There are hot, dry deserts, the icy tundra, the vast forest of the taiga and tropical rainforests. Asia is also where most of the world’s people live, at 60% of the world’s population.

  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Taiwan
  • Palestine
Area 44,680,718 km2
Population 3,277,026,000
Population density 73 per km2
Countries 46
Largest country Russia, 17,075,400 km2
Smallest Country Maldives, 298 km2
Languages Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, English
Highest mountain Mt Everest, 8,848 meters
Longest river Lake Baikal (Russia), 1,165 meters below sea level
Highest temperature 54 0 C in Tirat Zevi, Israel
Lowest temperature -68 0 C in Verkhoyansk and Oimekon, Russia

Biggest Cities in Asia by Population

Asia is the world’s largest continent, home to over 4.5 billion people and encompassing a vast array of cultures, languages, religions and economic systems. With so much diversity comes a wide variety of large cities that are hubs for both business and culture. The largest city in Asia is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of over 38 million people. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and an important transportation hub for the region as well as being one of the world’s most important financial centers. It is home to some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and most iconic landmarks such as Tokyo Tower and Senso-Ji Temple.

The second largest city in Asia is Delhi, India, with a population of over 29 million people. Delhi is the capital of India and an important political center for the region as well as being one of South Asia’s most populous cities. It is home to some impressive monuments such as Red Fort which dates back to 16th century AD and remains one of the oldest standing fortresses in all of South Asia.

The third largest city in Asia is Shanghai, China, with a population of over 26 million people. Shanghai is an important port city for China and serves as a major economic hub for East Asia as well as being one of the world’s most populous cities. It has been an important trading center for centuries connecting people from different parts of East Asia. Today, Shanghai has plenty of shops, restaurants, hotels, casinos, and other attractions that make it a popular destination for tourists from all around the world.

Ranking City Country Continent Population
1 Tokyo Japan Asia 37,393,239
2 Delhi India Asia 30,291,047
3 Shanghai China Asia 27,058,591
4 Dhaka Bangladesh Asia 21,005,971
5 Beijing China Asia 20,462,721
6 Mumbai India Asia 20,411,385
7 Osaka Japan Asia 19,165,451
8 Karachi Pakistan Asia 16,093,897
9 Chongqing China Asia 15,872,290
10 Istanbul Turkey Asia 15,190,447
11 Kolkata India Asia 14,850,177
12 Manila Philippines Asia 13,923,563
13 Tianjin China Asia 13,589,189
14 Guangzhou China Asia 13,301,643
15 Lahore Pakistan Asia 12,642,534
16 Shenzhen China Asia 12,356,931
17 Bangalore India Asia 12,326,643
18 Chennai India Asia 10,971,219
19 Jakarta Indonesia Asia 10,770,598
20 Bangkok Thailand Asia 10,539,526
21 Hyderabad India Asia 10,004,255
22 Seoul South Korea Asia 9,963,563
23 Nagoya Japan Asia 9,552,243
24 Chengdu China Asia 9,135,879
25 Tehran Iran Asia 9,134,819
26 Nanjing China Asia 8,847,483
27 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Asia 8,602,428
28 Wuhan China Asia 8,365,088
29 Ahmedabad India Asia 8,059,552
30 Xi An Shaanxi China Asia 8,001,076
31 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Asia 7,996,941
32 Hangzhou China Asia 7,642,258
33 Hong Kong Hong Kong Asia 7,547,763
34 Dongguan China Asia 7,407,963
35 Foshan China Asia 7,326,963
36 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Asia 7,231,558
37 Shenyang China Asia 7,220,215
38 Surat India Asia 7,184,701
39 Baghdad Iraq Asia 7,144,371
40 Suzhou China Asia 7,070,103
41 Pune India Asia 6,629,458
42 Haerbin China Asia 6,387,306
43 Singapore Singapore Asia 5,935,164
44 Qingdao China Asia 5,620,088
45 Dalian China Asia 5,617,960
46 Fukuoka Japan Asia 5,528,743
47 Ji Nan Shandong China Asia 5,360,296
48 Yangon Myanmar Asia 5,331,911
49 Zhengzhou China Asia 5,322,807
50 Ankara Turkey Asia 5,117,714
51 Chittagong Bangladesh Asia 5,019,935
52 Hanoi Vietnam Asia 4,678,309
53 Jiddah Saudi Arabia Asia 4,610,287
54 Changsha China Asia 4,577,834
55 Kunming China Asia 4,443,297
56 Changchun China Asia 4,425,872
57 Xinbei Taiwan Asia 4,398,494
58 Urumqi China Asia 4,368,976
59 Shantou China Asia 4,327,427
60 Hefei China Asia 4,241,625
61 Kabul Afghanistan Asia 4,221,643
62 Tel Aviv Israel Asia 4,181,590
63 Ningbo China Asia 4,116,320
64 Shijiazhuang China Asia 4,114,504
65 Jaipur India Asia 3,909,444
66 Taiyuan Shanxi China Asia 3,891,238
67 Nanning China Asia 3,859,719
68 Xiamen China Asia 3,720,252
69 Fuzhou Fujian China Asia 3,685,812
70 Lucknow India Asia 3,676,626
71 Changzhou China Asia 3,625,439
72 Wenzhou China Asia 3,623,757
73 Nanchang China Asia 3,598,532
74 Kozhikode India Asia 3,555,522
75 Busan South Korea Asia 3,465,301
76 Faisalabad Pakistan Asia 3,462,406
77 Tangshan Hebei China Asia 3,425,749
78 Bekasi Indonesia Asia 3,394,384
79 Malappuram India Asia 3,391,388
80 Guiyang China Asia 3,317,221
81 Wuxi China Asia 3,256,131
82 Mashhad Iran Asia 3,208,447
83 Kanpur India Asia 3,124,101
84 Kuwait City Kuwait Asia 3,114,664
85 Pyongyang North Korea Asia 3,084,355
86 Kochi India Asia 3,082,166
87 Lanzhou China Asia 3,080,633
88 Thrissur India Asia 3,068,275
89 Indore India Asia 3,016,824
90 Izmir Turkey Asia 2,993,064
91 Sanaa Yemen Asia 2,973,099
92 Surabaya Indonesia Asia 2,944,514
93 Shizuoka Japan Asia 2,922,431
94 Zhongshan China Asia 2,914,085
95 Nagpur India Asia 2,893,566
96 Dubai United Arab Emirates Asia 2,878,455
97 Incheon South Korea Asia 2,801,150
98 Coimbatore India Asia 2,786,711
99 Depok Indonesia Asia 2,727,320
100 Handan China Asia 2,726,946
101 Taibei Taiwan Asia 2,721,596
102 Sapporo Japan Asia 2,669,791
103 Huaian China Asia 2,655,431
104 Weifang China Asia 2,654,100
105 Zibo China Asia 2,639,846
106 Thiruvananthapuram India Asia 2,584,863
107 Bandung Indonesia Asia 2,580,302
108 Shaoxing China Asia 2,540,129
109 Yantai China Asia 2,526,813
110 Huizhou China Asia 2,524,654
111 Tashkent Uzbekistan Asia 2,517,492
112 Patna India Asia 2,436,558
113 Beirut Lebanon Asia 2,424,536
114 Damascus Syria Asia 2,392,156
115 Bhopal India Asia 2,389,658
116 Luoyang China Asia 2,387,205
117 Baku Azerbaijan Asia 2,341,554
118 Tangerang Indonesia Asia 2,338,658
119 Medan Indonesia Asia 2,338,069
120 Sendai Japan Asia 2,327,528
121 Nantong China Asia 2,275,888
122 Taoyuan Taiwan Asia 2,245,273
123 Rawalpindi Pakistan Asia 2,237,016
124 Gujranwala Pakistan Asia 2,229,331
125 Agra India Asia 2,210,357
126 Peshawar Pakistan Asia 2,203,057
127 Daegu South Korea Asia 2,199,073
128 Baotou China Asia 2,190,606
129 Vadodara India Asia 2,190,084
130 Visakhapatnam India Asia 2,175,079
131 Kannur India Asia 2,167,017
132 Liuzhou China Asia 2,165,368
133 Hohhot China Asia 2,163,505
134 Amman Jordan Asia 2,148,404
135 Xuzhou China Asia 2,146,081
136 Esfahan Iran Asia 2,132,148
137 Hiroshima Japan Asia 2,083,334
138 Phnom Penh Cambodia Asia 2,077,868
139 Nashik India Asia 2,065,839
140 Mecca Saudi Arabia Asia 2,042,217
141 Vijayawada India Asia 2,039,956
142 Multan Pakistan Asia 2,015,202
143 Yangzhou China Asia 1,992,884
144 Bursa Turkey Asia 1,986,379
145 Baoding China Asia 1,975,901
146 Linyi Shandong China Asia 1,937,019
147 Taizhou Zhejiang China Asia 1,934,958
148 Aleppo Syria Asia 1,916,892
149 Putian China Asia 1,907,461
150 Almaty Kazakhstan Asia 1,895,853
151 Haikou China Asia 1,889,182
152 Rajkot India Asia 1,878,143
153 Wuhu Anhui China Asia 1,870,392
154 Semarang Indonesia Asia 1,866,603
155 Yancheng Jiangsu China Asia 1,864,535
156 Daqing China Asia 1,859,112
157 Ludhiana India Asia 1,856,960
158 Kollam India Asia 1,851,669
159 Hyderabad Pakistan Asia 1,849,940
160 Davao City Philippines Asia 1,825,561
161 Lianyungang China Asia 1,820,238
162 Adana Turkey Asia 1,770,961
163 Zhuhai China Asia 1,759,489
164 Datong China Asia 1,745,444
165 Madurai India Asia 1,734,284
166 Palembang Indonesia Asia 1,722,811
167 Gaziantep Turkey Asia 1,704,229
168 Meerut India Asia 1,696,551
169 Quanzhou China Asia 1,694,187
170 Jiangmen China Asia 1,687,421
171 Sharjah United Arab Emirates Asia 1,684,760
172 Varanasi India Asia 1,665,053
173 Xiangyang China Asia 1,657,837
174 Shiraz Iran Asia 1,651,473
175 Raipur India Asia 1,642,280
176 Mosul Iraq Asia 1,630,043
177 Anshan China Asia 1,629,277
178 Can Tho Vietnam Asia 1,617,713
179 Tabriz Iran Asia 1,611,244
180 Cixi China Asia 1,609,332
181 Jilin China Asia 1,603,443
182 Jamshedpur India Asia 1,599,545
183 Srinagar India Asia 1,585,885
184 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Asia 1,584,469
185 Makassar Indonesia Asia 1,583,664
186 Karaj Iran Asia 1,580,524
187 Yinchuan China Asia 1,579,160
188 Daejon South Korea Asia 1,565,767
189 Qiqihaer China Asia 1,559,692
190 Aurangabad India Asia 1,558,523
191 Muscat Oman Asia 1,549,840
192 Yichang China Asia 1,548,534
193 Batam Indonesia Asia 1,546,175
194 Xining China Asia 1,539,548
195 Gaoxiong Taiwan Asia 1,537,751
196 Qinhuangdao China Asia 1,535,334
197 Hengyang China Asia 1,527,218
198 Gwangju South Korea Asia 1,521,617
199 Tiruppur India Asia 1,496,500
200 Jining Shandong China Asia 1,494,360
201 Medina Saudi Arabia Asia 1,488,893
202 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Asia 1,482,927
203 Jodhpur India Asia 1,472,011
204 Anyang China Asia 1,460,225
205 Jabalpur India Asia 1,449,898
206 Suqian China Asia 1,440,171
207 Ranchi India Asia 1,439,306
208 Huainan China Asia 1,437,949
209 Mandalay Myanmar Asia 1,437,665
210 Zhangjiakou China Asia 1,434,760
211 Asansol India Asia 1,431,371
212 Chaozhou China Asia 1,428,494
213 Kathmandu Nepal Asia 1,423,626
214 Chon Buri Thailand Asia 1,398,756
215 Allahabad India Asia 1,393,834
216 Kota India Asia 1,386,988
217 Gwalior India Asia 1,378,486
218 Amritsar India Asia 1,377,482
219 Basra Iraq Asia 1,352,321
220 Taizhou Jiangsu China Asia 1,348,167
221 Taian Shandong China Asia 1,338,939
222 Homs Syria Asia 1,335,915
223 Yiwu China Asia 1,334,467
224 Dhanbad India Asia 1,331,297
225 Konya Turkey Asia 1,328,247
226 Taizhong Taiwan Asia 1,320,702
227 Suweon South Korea Asia 1,311,432
228 Samut Prakan Thailand Asia 1,307,048
229 Weihai China Asia 1,304,426
230 Hai Phong Vietnam Asia 1,300,199
231 Qom Iran Asia 1,288,048
232 Zhanjiang China Asia 1,286,965
233 Fushun Liaoning China Asia 1,285,498
234 Ganzhou China Asia 1,285,150
235 Zunyi China Asia 1,281,071
236 Dongying China Asia 1,276,139
237 Mianyang Sichuan China Asia 1,275,962
238 Kaifeng China Asia 1,274,398
239 Rizhao China Asia 1,271,059
240 Jiaxing China Asia 1,259,955
241 Nanchong China Asia 1,257,837
242 Bareilly India Asia 1,255,398
243 Antalya Turkey Asia 1,253,983
244 Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia Asia 1,252,634
245 Ahvaz Iran Asia 1,244,361
246 Shiyan China Asia 1,241,561
247 Yingkou China Asia 1,214,158
248 Aligarh India Asia 1,210,665
249 Mysore India Asia 1,209,947
250 Durg Bhilainagar India Asia 1,207,748
251 Pekan Baru Indonesia Asia 1,204,994
252 Maoming China Asia 1,204,827
253 Moradabad India Asia 1,197,111
254 Liuan China Asia 1,196,018
255 Tengzhou China Asia 1,190,074
256 Zhuzhou China Asia 1,187,023
257 Zhenjiang Jiangsu China Asia 1,173,927
258 Suzhou China Asia 1,170,043
259 Liuyang China Asia 1,169,155
260 Ruian China Asia 1,169,094
261 Chiang Mai Thailand Asia 1,167,089
262 Astana Kazakhstan Asia 1,166,094
263 Chifeng China Asia 1,164,904
264 Tiruchirappalli India Asia 1,164,779
265 Baoji China Asia 1,164,776
266 Bhubaneswar India Asia 1,162,997
267 Puning China Asia 1,160,156
268 Pingdingshan Henan China Asia 1,160,092
269 Bogor Indonesia Asia 1,159,830
270 Benxi China Asia 1,157,524
271 Chandigarh India Asia 1,148,583
272 Haifa Israel Asia 1,147,542
273 Jieyang China Asia 1,146,869
274 Jinzhou China Asia 1,145,470
275 Xiangtan Hunan China Asia 1,143,087
276 Nanyang Henan China Asia 1,142,910
277 Huaibei China Asia 1,141,845
278 Guilin China Asia 1,134,504
279 Islamabad Pakistan Asia 1,129,309
280 Da Nang Vietnam Asia 1,125,427
281 Jinhua China Asia 1,122,551
282 Guwahati India Asia 1,116,851
283 Hubli Dharwad India Asia 1,116,839
284 Salem India Asia 1,102,574
285 Quetta Pakistan Asia 1,099,657
286 Bandar Lampung Indonesia Asia 1,091,623
287 Zaozhuang China Asia 1,087,856
288 Yerevan Armenia Asia 1,086,386
289 Binzhou China Asia 1,083,978
290 Yongin South Korea Asia 1,083,456
291 Xinxiang China Asia 1,081,142
292 Tbilisi Georgia Asia 1,077,944
293 Liupanshui China Asia 1,077,428
294 Goyang South Korea Asia 1,069,307
295 Pizhou China Asia 1,063,342
296 Yueqing China Asia 1,060,813
297 Shimkent Kazakhstan Asia 1,058,047
298 Tasikmalaya Indonesia Asia 1,056,596
299 Changwon South Korea Asia 1,056,085
300 Saharanpur India Asia 1,054,213
301 Jalandhar India Asia 1,053,781
302 Panjin China Asia 1,053,236
303 Luohe China Asia 1,040,052
304 Diyarbakir Turkey Asia 1,039,603
305 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Asia 1,038,540
306 Jingzhou Hubei China Asia 1,038,407
307 Wenling China Asia 1,037,275
308 Fuyang China Asia 1,036,273
309 Solapur India Asia 1,031,148
310 Shangrao China Asia 1,028,629
311 Kermanshah Iran Asia 1,025,851
312 Johor Bahru Malaysia Asia 1,024,011
313 Zhaoqing China Asia 1,023,888
314 Siliguri India Asia 1,020,414
315 Ma’anshan China Asia 1,019,500
316 Mersin Turkey Asia 1,016,130
317 Bien Hoa Vietnam Asia 1,013,175
318 Kirkuk Iraq Asia 1,012,725
319 Samarinda Indonesia Asia 1,010,524
320 Yueyang China Asia 1,009,645
321 Bazhong China Asia 991,931
322 Fuzhou Jiangxi China Asia 989,991
323 Huzhou China Asia 988,462
324 Leshan China Asia 987,034
325 Denpasar Indonesia Asia 986,964
326 Dezhou China Asia 986,303
327 Padang Indonesia Asia 980,566
328 Aden Yemen Asia 980,566
329 Cebu City Philippines Asia 980,181
330 Kayseri Turkey Asia 973,617
331 Xiongan China Asia 969,646
332 Xuchang China Asia 968,246
333 Songkhla Thailand Asia 966,708
334 Nonthaburi Thailand Asia 962,805
335 Chenzhou China Asia 959,992
336 Warangal India Asia 959,769
337 Khulna Bangladesh Asia 953,856
338 Jixi Heilongjiang China Asia 949,757
339 Seongnam South Korea Asia 943,879
340 Qujing China Asia 942,453
341 Changshu China Asia 938,794
342 Xintai China Asia 936,493
343 Jerusalem Israel Asia 931,867
344 Pingxiang Jiangxi China Asia 929,006
345 Mudanjiang China Asia 925,633
346 Hamah Syria Asia 921,613
347 Dehradun India Asia 919,057
348 Yichun Jiangxi China Asia 918,162
349 Zamboanga City Philippines Asia 917,588
350 Dushanbe Tajikistan Asia 915,823
351 Pathum Thani Thailand Asia 913,852
352 Jiujiang China Asia 913,323
353 Ulsan South Korea Asia 910,441
354 Laiwu China Asia 907,950
355 Rajshahi Bangladesh Asia 907,843
356 Bengbu China Asia 901,884
357 Zhucheng China Asia 891,605
358 Guigang China Asia 891,284
359 Guiping China Asia 891,269
360 Yangjiang China Asia 890,124
361 Malang Indonesia Asia 886,731
362 Antipolo Philippines Asia 881,129
363 Chengde China Asia 880,605
364 Dandong China Asia 877,369
365 Najaf Iraq Asia 873,855
366 Zhangzhou China Asia 871,801
367 Tianmen China Asia 869,948
368 Bhiwandi India Asia 859,546
369 Linfen China Asia 858,214
370 Xinyu China Asia 857,678
371 Deyang China Asia 857,417
372 Hengshui China Asia 856,816
373 Liaoyang China Asia 855,774
374 Guntur India Asia 854,599
375 Sylhet Bangladesh Asia 851,919
376 Leiyang China Asia 851,182
377 Tainan Taiwan Asia 850,107
378 Erbil Iraq Asia 846,485
379 Changzhi China Asia 846,476
380 Ashgabat Turkmenistan Asia 846,366
381 Taiz Yemen Asia 845,265
382 Bahawalpur Pakistan Asia 844,784
383 Jiangyin China Asia 843,403
384 Fuxin China Asia 839,300
385 Hufuf Mubarraz Saudi Arabia Asia 836,838
386 Puducherry India Asia 836,114
387 Bucheon South Korea Asia 832,204
388 Xingtai China Asia 831,286
389 Changde China Asia 830,121
390 Huangshi China Asia 828,435
391 Shangqiu China Asia 826,709
392 Luzhou China Asia 823,107
393 Baishan China Asia 822,078
394 Firozabad India Asia 821,154
395 Yibin China Asia 814,277
396 Ipoh Malaysia Asia 813,664
397 Liling China Asia 813,086
398 Niigata Japan Asia 804,409
399 Xinyang China Asia 797,480
400 Heze China Asia 795,357
401 Yangquan China Asia 794,373
402 Orumiyeh Iran Asia 793,155
403 Xinghua China Asia 791,408
404 Eskisehir Turkey Asia 783,780
405 Haicheng China Asia 783,595
406 Xiaogan China Asia 783,594
407 Yongzhou China Asia 782,051
408 Zhuji China Asia 777,647
409 Huludao China Asia 775,433
410 Bogra Bangladesh Asia 775,145
411 Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand Asia 774,133
412 Bikaner India Asia 771,989
413 Jiaozuo China Asia 766,881
414 Tianshui China Asia 765,483
415 Cherthala India Asia 764,246
416 Kuerle China Asia 761,440
417 Shaoguan China Asia 761,360
418 Liaocheng China Asia 760,996
419 Ansan South Korea Asia 760,875
420 Gorakhpur India Asia 758,325
421 Quzhou China Asia 757,766
422 Cagayan De Oro City Philippines Asia 753,249
423 Amravati India Asia 752,300
424 Huaihua China Asia 751,914
425 Nellore India Asia 751,145
426 Taixing China Asia 747,699
427 Dasmarinas Philippines Asia 747,319
428 Gebze Turkey Asia 744,785
429 Kumamoto Japan Asia 742,723
430 Bozhou China Asia 742,261
431 Cuttack India Asia 742,122
432 Langfang China Asia 739,743
433 Sulaimaniya Iraq Asia 739,293
434 Ar Rayyan Qatar Asia 738,014
435 Kunshan China Asia 737,765
436 Zigong China Asia 737,402
437 Qingyuan China Asia 734,967
438 Jincheng China Asia 733,990
439 Banjarmasin Indonesia Asia 732,116
440 Zarqa Jordan Asia 729,331
441 Anqing China Asia 727,061
442 Belgaum India Asia 724,858
443 Okayama Japan Asia 724,807
444 Meishan China Asia 723,378
445 Danyang China Asia 718,760
446 Cheongju South Korea Asia 717,138
447 Muzaffarnagar India Asia 716,859
448 Gaomi China Asia 716,372
449 Zhumadian China Asia 716,113
450 Jiamusi China Asia 716,076
451 Malegaon India Asia 715,716
452 Hanchuan China Asia 715,329
453 Xianyang Shaanxi China Asia 715,118
454 Gaza Palestine Asia 713,732
455 Shaoyang China Asia 713,670
456 Mangalore India Asia 713,468
457 Rasht Iran Asia 712,826
458 Linhai China Asia 709,092
459 Panzhihua China Asia 707,245
460 Erduosi Ordoss China Asia 706,768
461 Sialkot Pakistan Asia 705,232
462 Tongliao China Asia 702,391
463 Jammu India Asia 702,196
464 Bhavnagar India Asia 700,478
465 Sargodha Pakistan Asia 700,206
466 Suining Sichuan China Asia 699,790
467 Tongling China Asia 696,750
468 Wuzhou China Asia 696,741
469 Kottayam India Asia 696,172
470 Yulin Shaanxi China Asia 695,725
471 Yanji China Asia 695,276
472 Kayamkulam India Asia 695,003
473 Longyan China Asia 692,098
474 Nanded Waghala India Asia 689,882
475 Taif Saudi Arabia Asia 688,804
476 Bacoor Philippines Asia 686,509
477 Vientiane Laos Asia 682,653
478 Dazhou China Asia 682,453
479 Anqiu China Asia 682,410
480 Bali Indonesia Asia 682,176
481 Cheonan South Korea Asia 679,913
482 Tirupati India Asia 679,567
483 Yuyao China Asia 678,952
484 Yan’an China Asia 678,730
485 Dongtai China Asia 677,107
486 Durgapur India Asia 675,495
487 Yuncheng China Asia 675,193
488 Dengzhou China Asia 673,737
489 Gulbarga India Asia 673,138
490 Al Hudaydah Yemen Asia 669,010
491 Buraydah Saudi Arabia Asia 668,886
492 Ezhou China Asia 668,516
493 Pontianak Indonesia Asia 668,021
494 Kurnool India Asia 665,297
495 Jeonju South Korea Asia 663,256
496 Yuxi China Asia 662,974
497 Tabuk Saudi Arabia Asia 657,388
498 Zhangjiagang China Asia 656,147
499 Lattakia Syria Asia 655,825
500 Amara Iraq Asia 655,774
501 Taicang China Asia 654,552
502 General Santos City Philippines Asia 652,834
503 Macao Macau Asia 651,986
504 Zhoukou China Asia 650,171
505 Ibb Yemen Asia 649,000
506 Zhoushan China Asia 647,530
507 Neijiang China Asia 645,985
508 Denizli Turkey Asia 644,893
509 Jamnagar India Asia 644,849
510 Qinzhou China Asia 644,470
511 Jhansi India Asia 642,820
512 Samsun Turkey Asia 642,703
513 Chongjin North Korea Asia 642,558
514 Doha Qatar Asia 641,491
515 Renqiu China Asia 640,382
516 Loudi China Asia 639,278
517 Hegang China Asia 638,966
518 Bijie China Asia 637,906
519 Be’er Sheva Israel Asia 637,650
520 Ankang China Asia 636,404
521 Erode India Asia 635,088
522 Manama Bahrain Asia 634,619
523 Bokaro Steel City India Asia 633,662
524 Puyang China Asia 632,458
525 Longhai China Asia 631,314
526 Wuhai China Asia 630,406
527 Tongxiang China Asia 629,638
528 Jambi Indonesia Asia 626,303
529 Haimen China Asia 626,178
530 Hezhou China Asia 625,415
531 Sanya China Asia 625,401
532 Raurkela India Asia 622,747
533 Kolhapur India Asia 619,469
534 Nasiriyah Iraq Asia 617,105
535 Yulin Guangxi China Asia 613,779
536 Ajmer India Asia 613,728
537 Bacolod Philippines Asia 613,548
538 Colombo Sri Lanka Asia 612,646
539 Kuching Malaysia Asia 611,677
540 Al Ain United Arab Emirates Asia 610,998
541 Zahedan Iran Asia 609,984
542 San Jose Del Monte Philippines Asia 607,803
543 Ujjain India Asia 607,166
544 Bandar Abbas Iran Asia 606,744
545 Jubayl Saudi Arabia Asia 605,854
546 Herat Afghanistan Asia 605,686
547 Hanzhong China Asia 605,438
548 Miluo China Asia 604,270
549 Hillah Iraq Asia 604,260
550 Anshun China Asia 600,232
551 Bilaspur India Asia 599,923
552 Jinzhong China Asia 599,722
553 Patiala India Asia 599,297
554 Yichun Heilongjiang China Asia 598,576
555 Siping China Asia 594,593
556 Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar Asia 593,707
557 Sihui China Asia 591,191
558 Kagoshima Japan Asia 591,153
559 Sanliurfa Turkey Asia 590,633
560 Comilla Bangladesh Asia 588,883
561 Xiantao China Asia 588,651
562 Mathura India Asia 588,445
563 Enshi China Asia 586,778
564 Shishi China Asia 585,428
565 Fuqing China Asia 584,742
566 Sangli India Asia 583,740
567 Qitaihe China Asia 579,103
568 Samarkand Uzbekistan Asia 578,873
569 Daye China Asia 578,485
570 Samut Sakhon Thailand Asia 578,384
571 Hamadan Iran Asia 577,919
572 Jingjiang China Asia 577,624
573 Sanhe China Asia 576,352
574 Xinmi China Asia 575,807
575 Imphal India Asia 575,736
576 Agartala India Asia 575,184
577 Tonghua China Asia 573,078
578 Udon Thani Thailand Asia 570,226
579 Udaipur India Asia 569,335
580 Vellore India Asia 569,159
581 Anyang South Korea Asia 568,056
582 Ardabil Iran Asia 568,023
583 Dongyang China Asia 566,194
584 Hebi China Asia 566,097
585 Tirunelveli India Asia 565,846
586 Cenxi China Asia 565,620
587 Yazd Iran Asia 565,560
588 Gaya India Asia 565,364
589 Jalgaon India Asia 564,651
590 Shuozhou China Asia 563,567
591 Zaoyang China Asia 562,490
592 Sanmenxia China Asia 561,480
593 Cangzhou China Asia 561,073
594 Thoothukkudi India Asia 561,041
595 Xinyi China Asia 559,724
596 Yiyang Hunan China Asia 558,726
597 Irbid Jordan Asia 557,010
598 Karbala Iraq Asia 555,184
599 Weinan China Asia 553,413
600 Jiaozhou China Asia 551,611
601 Feicheng China Asia 551,430
602 Arak Iran Asia 551,117
603 Zhaodong China Asia 550,351
604 Chiang Rai Thailand Asia 550,077
605 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia Asia 549,697
606 Hamhung North Korea Asia 549,103
607 Panipat India Asia 548,063
608 Khamis Mushayt Saudi Arabia Asia 547,835
609 Kahramanmaras Turkey Asia 546,799
610 Tongchuan China Asia 546,760
611 Shouguang China Asia 544,318
612 Rajahmundry India Asia 543,840
613 Kerman Iran Asia 541,596
614 Dengfeng China Asia 540,900
615 Sakarya Turkey Asia 539,556
616 Guangyuan China Asia 539,290
617 Chaoyang China Asia 539,163
618 Rayong Thailand Asia 538,261
619 Gaozhou China Asia 537,440
620 Sukkur Pakistan Asia 534,597
621 Larkana Pakistan Asia 534,399
622 Basilan City Philippines Asia 533,246
623 Mazar E Sharif Afghanistan Asia 532,800
624 Namangan Uzbekistan Asia 528,874
625 Imus Philippines Asia 527,890
626 Haining China Asia 527,766
627 Surakarta Indonesia Asia 527,390
628 Yongkang China Asia 526,180
629 Pingdu China Asia 525,204
630 Taishan China Asia 525,048
631 Calamba Philippines Asia 524,688
632 Heyuan China Asia 523,929
633 Ar Rusayfah Jordan Asia 523,654
634 Utsunomiya Japan Asia 522,211
635 Chuzhou China Asia 522,173
636 Al Raqqa Syria Asia 521,648
637 Bellary India Asia 521,037
638 Longkou China Asia 520,679
639 Qingzhou China Asia 520,482
640 Kalasin Thailand Asia 517,746
641 Sheikhupura Pakistan Asia 517,453
642 Dali China Asia 514,721
643 Shizuishan China Asia 514,566
644 Kakinada India Asia 514,338
645 Ambon Indonesia Asia 513,568
646 Diwaniyah Iraq Asia 513,480
647 Songyuan China Asia 513,342
648 Davanagere India Asia 511,954
649 Qianjiang China Asia 511,849
650 Gongyi China Asia 511,521
651 Van Turkey Asia 511,502
652 Shangyu China Asia 510,924
653 Changning China Asia 510,386
654 Matsuyama Japan Asia 510,069
655 Angeles City Philippines Asia 509,876
656 Gaoyou China Asia 508,045
657 Yanshi China Asia 507,754
658 Al Mukalla Yemen Asia 506,467
659 Laixi China Asia 505,228
660 Mataram Indonesia Asia 505,135
661 Karaganda Kazakhstan Asia 505,057
662 Muzaffarpur India Asia 504,269
663 Nakhon Pathom Thailand Asia 503,382
664 Shuangyashan China Asia 503,290
665 Kuantan Malaysia Asia 502,977
666 Khon Kaen Thailand Asia 502,705
667 Chuxiong China Asia 500,978
668 Ziyang China Asia 500,205

Asia Climate

The Asian climate is as varied as its natural areas. The icy climate of the extreme north of the continent is followed by the cold climate of northern Siberia, the extreme temperatures of the deserts in the interior of the continent and the mildness of the Mediterranean coasts of southwest Asia up to the southeast regions, which are subject to the influences of the monsoons.

Four of the five largest tea-growing countries in the world are in Asia: India, China, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

With a depth of 1,620 meters, Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake on earth. Here the Baikal ringed seal, the only freshwater seal, loves.

All major world religions have their origins in Asia. These include the Christian, Jewish and Hindu beliefs, Buddhism and the beliefs of the Sikkhs.

 

The highest city in the world, Lhasa in Tibet / China, is 3,685 meters above sea level.

With 90% of world production, Asia is the world’s largest rice-growing region. Together with wheat and corn, rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population.

The Siberian tiger is the largest big cat in the world. The heaviest specimen ever caught weighed 384 kilograms. Today only a few animals live in freedom.

The orangutan only lives in the dense rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.

The trample is also called a two-humped camel. Its natural habitat is the Gobi desert.

Certain rhododendron bushes in India and Sri Lanka can grow up to 12 meters tall.
Bamboo (photo) is a grass whose stems become hard and woody over time. Some species grow 40 centimeters a day.

It is the continent with the greatest difference between the highest (8848 m) and the lowest (-394 m) point.

The greatest temperature difference was measured in Asia: it was 112.8 ° C (!)

Asia has a total of 47 countries. So that you always know which country is where in Asia, they have been divided into the following 5 different areas:

  • East Asia
  • South Asia
  • Middle East
  • Central Asia
  • South East Asia