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Taichung (台中)

Taichung (臺中/台中), central Taiwan's special municipality since the 2010 city-county merger, is Taiwan's second-largest city with 2,868,465 residents across 29 districts, anchored by precision machinery, the Central Taiwan Science Park, Port of Taichung, and the 2021 MRT Green Line.

Tainan (台南)

Tainan (台南), also known historically as Tayouan and Tainan-fu, is Taiwan's oldest city and a special municipality of 1.85 million on the Chianan Plain, with Dutch Fort Zeelandia heritage, over 1,600 temples, and the Southern Taiwan Science Park semiconductor cluster.

Taipei (台北)

Taipei (台北), capital of Taiwan at the northeastern tip of the Taipei Basin: 271.8 km², 12 districts, 2.43 million people, densest city in Taiwan, MRT-served, subtropical monsoon climate, and Taiwan's political and economic center.

Tseung Kwan O

Tseung Kwan O (将军澳) is Hong Kong's seventh new town, in southern Sai Kung District, designated in 1982 and home to about 418,000 people as of 2021.

Tsuen Wan

Tsuen Wan (荃湾) is a district in southwest Hong Kong's New Territories and the site of the first new town in the territory, first designated in 1961.

Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun (屯門) is a district and first-generation new town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong, with about 506,900 residents over 86.59 sq km, developed from the 1970s, served by Light Rail and the Tuen Ma Line, with the Tuen Mun South Extension targeted for 2030.

Uijeongbu-si

Uijeongbu-si (의정부시), a city in northern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, north of Seoul. Known for budaejjigae sausage stew, former USFK bases including Camp Red Cloud, GTX-C rail plans, and about 462,000 residents.

Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар)

Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, 'Red Hero'), formerly Urga, Ikh Khüree, and Niislel Khüree, is Mongolia's capital: a nomadic monastic camp founded 1639, fixed on the Tuul River, the world's coldest capital, home to half of Mongolia and two-thirds of its GDP.

Ulsan (울산)

Ulsan (울산) is a metropolitan seaport city at the southeastern end of South Korea, Korea's 7th largest city with about 1.12 million people on 1,062 km2. Home to Korea's largest automotive, shipbuilding, and petrochemical industrial cluster, designated Korea's first industrial district in 1962 and a metropolitan city in 1997.

Wŏnju

Wŏnju (원주시) is a city in Gangwon State, South Korea; provincial capital 1395–1895 (Gangwon Gamyeong, Historic Site No. 439), now Gangwon's largest city, a transport hub, medical-device industry center, and UNESCO City of Literature.

Wŏnsan

Wŏnsan (원산) is a port city and naval base on North Korea's east coast, the capital of Kangwŏn Province, and the country's fourth largest city, with about 363,000 people.

Yangju

Yangju (양주시) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, north of Seoul; promoted to city status in 2003, area 310.4 km², about 310,000 residents in 2026, with Okjeong and Hoecheon new towns, GTX-C rail, and Hoeamsaji heritage site.

Yangsan

Yangsan (양산시, 梁山市) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, between Busan and Ulsan; 371,265 residents, 485.617 km², promoted to city status in 1996, home to UNESCO-listed Tongdosa and Mulgeum New Town.

Yeosu

Yeosu (여수, 麗水) is a coastal city on the southern coast of South Jeolla Province, South Korea, a Joseon naval base and petrochemical center that hosted Expo 2012.

Zhubei

Zhubei (竹北市), county seat of Hsinchu County, Taiwan, north of Hsinchu City across the Toucian River. Fastest-growing suburban HSR station area, population over 220,000, science-park-driven growth.