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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
Asia: Yangon was the capital until 2006. [12] See also: List of capitals of Myanmar. N'Djamena Chad: Africa: New Delhi India: Asia: Kolkata was the capital of India until 1911 during the British Raj. Ngerulmud Palau: Oceania: Self-governing in free association with the United States. Koror City was the capital of Palau until 2006. Niamey Niger ...
This category has the following 58 subcategories, out of 58 total. Capitals of country subdivisions in Asia (18 C) A. Abu Dhabi (12 C, 2 P) Amman (13 C, 11 P) Ancient Chinese capitals (1 C, 23 P) Ankara (14 C, 2 P)
Beijing, [ a] previously romanized as Peking, [ b] is the capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, [ 11] Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai. [ 12] It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the ...
Phnom Penh ( / pəˌnɒm ˈpɛn, ˌpnɒm -/; [ 6][ 7][ 8] Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ, Phnum Pénh [pʰnomˈpɨɲ], lit. 'Penh's Hill/Mountain') is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic ...
Four Great Ancient Capitals. There are traditionally four major historical capitals of China referred to as the "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" ( simplified Chinese: 中国四大古都; traditional Chinese: 中國四大古都; pinyin: Zhōngguó Sì Dà Gǔ Dū ). The four are Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an ( Chang'an ).
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...