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Amarapura
Amarapura, a former royal capital of Burma on the Ayeyawady River near Mandalay, twice seat of the Konbaung dynasty (1783–1823, 1837–1857), known for its walled palace ruins, royal tombs, weaving, and U Bein Bridge.
An Nhơn
An Nhơn, town (thị xã) in southern Bình Định province, Vietnam, near Quy Nhơn; former Champa capital Đồ Bàn (Vijaya) and Tây Sơn capital; established as a town in 2011, population about 208,000, seeking city status.
Bắc Giang
Bắc Giang (Thành phố Bắc Giang), formerly Phủ Lạng Thương, a class-II city in northeastern Vietnam, capital of Bắc Giang Province until the province merged into Bắc Ninh on 1 July 2025; 258.29 km², 371,151 people after absorbing Yên Dũng district in 2025.
Bago, Bago Region
Bago (ပဲခူး), formerly Pegu and historically Hanthawaddy, is a city in southern Myanmar and the capital of Bago Region, on the Bago River about 80 kilometers northeast of Yangon.
Bangkok
Bangkok (กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), Thailand's capital since 21 April 1782, a 50-district special administrative area of about 5.5 million registered people, governed by an elected governor, facing subsidence and flood risk.
Bến Cát
Bến Cát is a former city in Bình Dương province, southern Vietnam, about 50 km north of Ho Chi Minh City and a major industrial center.
Buôn Ma Thuột
Buôn Ma Thuột (Ban Mê Thuột), capital of Đắk Lắk, Vietnam, largest Central Highlands city; named for Ede chief Ama Thuột; founded 1904; Vietnam's Robusta coffee capital with World Coffee Museum and biennial coffee festival.
Cẩm Phả
Cẩm Phả (Cam Pha) is a coastal coal-mining city in Quảng Ninh province, northeastern Vietnam, about 200 km east of Hanoi. A city since February 2012 and a type II urban area, it is one of Vietnam's largest coal-producing regions.
Cần Thơ
Cần Thơ (Can Tho) is Vietnam's Mekong Delta metropolis, a centrally governed city merged with Hậu Giang and Sóc Trăng provinces in 2025 to over 6,360 km² and 3.2 million people, historically named Trấn Giang, known for Cai Rang floating market and severe seasonal flooding.
Chí Linh
Chí Linh (Thành phố Chí Linh) was a city in northern Hải Dương province, Vietnam, a city from 2019; since 1 July 2025 its name survives as Phường Chí Linh ward of Hải Phòng, home of the Côn Sơn – Kiếp Bạc relic site.
Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่), Nopburi Srinakornping Chiang Mai, is northern Thailand's main city, founded in 1296 by King Mangrai as capital of the Lanna Kingdom, known for its moated old city, temples, and severe February–April PM2.5 haze season.
Da Lat
Da Lat (Đà Lạt), highland capital of Lam Dong province, Vietnam, at 1,475 m on the Lam Vien Plateau; French colonial hill station founded 1916, cool 17.8 °C climate, pine forests, Xuan Huong Lake, and flower-and-vegetable farming economy.
Da Nang
Da Nang (Đà Nẵng), formerly Tourane, is a centrally run city in central Vietnam. In 2025 it merged with Quảng Nam province, covering 11,859.59 km² with about 3.07 million people and 94 commune-level units.
Dawei, Myanmar
Dawei (formerly Tavoy) is the capital of Tanintharyi Region in southeastern Myanmar, a coastal city on the Andaman Sea and anchor of the long-stalled Dawei Special Economic Zone and deep-sea port project, now pursued with Russian backing.
Dĩ An
Dĩ An, also written Di An, is a city in southern Bình Dương province, Vietnam, lying between Ho Chi Minh City, Biên Hòa, and Thủ Dầu Một.
Điện Bàn
Điện Bàn (Điện Bàn): historic district, prefecture, and 2015-2025 district-level town of Quảng Nam, Vietnam, now wards of Đà Nẵng after the 2025 provincial merger; home to Điện Nam - Điện Ngọc Industrial Park and the 400-year Phước Kiều bronze casting village.
Hạ Long
Hạ Long (Ha Long City), coastal city in Quang Ninh, northeastern Vietnam, gateway to Ha Long Bay World Heritage site; provincial capital until 1 July 2025, now an expanded Class II urban area of Quang Ninh City.
Hà Tiên
Hà Tiên (河仙) is a coastal town in Kiên Giang province, southwestern Vietnam, on the Cambodian border, once the seat of an eighteenth-century port polity under the Mạc clan.
Hải Dương
Hải Dương (Thành phố Hải Dương), former capital of Vietnam's Hải Dương province in the Red River Delta, 57 km from Hanoi; province founded 1831, city 1997, merged into enlarged Hai Phong on 1 July 2025.
Haiphong
Haiphong (Hai Phong), northern Vietnam's largest port city on the Red River Delta and Gulf of Tonkin; 4.66 million people after the 2025 Hai Duong merger; 30th-ranked container port (7.1 million TEU, 2024) with the Lach Huyen deep-water terminal and VinFast's Cat Hai factory.
Hanoi
Hanoi (Hà Nội), Vietnam's capital, founded 1010 as Thăng Long, "Rising Dragon"; UNESCO-listed Thang Long Imperial Citadel; over 8 million residents on the Red River; fastest-urbanizing Southeast Asian capital with major flood risk.
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon (Sài Gòn), is Vietnam's largest city and commercial and financial capital, on the Saigon River in the south.
Hoa Lư
Hoa Lư (華閭), ancient capital of Vietnam 968–1010 under the Đinh and Early Lê dynasties, in Ninh Bình's karst landscape; now a temple site within the Trang An World Heritage complex.
Hội An
Hội An (Phố cổ Hội An, Faifo) is a central Vietnam city whose UNESCO-listed Ancient Town, a 15th-19th century trading port of 1,107 timber buildings on the Thu Bon River, was inscribed in 1999 and faces major flooding.
Huế (city)
Huế (city), central Vietnam city on the Perfume River; imperial capital under the Nguyễn dynasty 1802–1945; home to the UNESCO-listed Complex of Huế Monuments (1993), including the Imperial City and Forbidden Purple City.
Kalemyo
Kalemyo (Kalay, Kalaymyo) is a city in Sagaing Region, northwestern Myanmar, headquarters of Kalay District on the Myittha River, founded around 966-967 and a key trade hub on the Kalay-Tamu route to India.
Kon Tum
Kon Tum, highland city on the Dak Bla River in Vietnam's Central Highlands; former capital of Kon Tum Province (est. 1913, merged into Quang Ngai 2025); Bahnar minority culture, Wooden Church, Bo Y tri-border gate.
Krabi (กระบี่)
Krabi (กระบี่) is an Andaman-coast province of southern Thailand and its inland river capital, Krabi Town. Founded 5 May 1872, it covers 4,708.5 km² with 8 districts, 463,539 people (2019), 160 km of coast, 140 islands, and prehistoric sites up to 43,000 years old.
Kyaukpyu
Kyaukpyu, also spelled Kyaukphyu, is a port town in Rakhine State, western Myanmar, on Ramree Island and the terminus of the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipelines.
Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên (Long Xuyên) is a riverside city on the Hau River in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, former capital of An Giang province until 30 June 2025, now a ward; founded as Dong Xuyen fort in 1789, provincial city 1999, grade-II city 2009.