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Luang Prabang (ຫຼວງພະບາງ)
Luang Prabang (ຫຼວງພະບາງ), former royal capital of Lan Xang in northern Laos on a Mekong–Nam Khan peninsula; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 for its fusion of Lao and French colonial architecture, now pressured by tourism and an upstream dam.
Mandalay (မန္တလေး)
Mandalay (မန္တလေး), Myanmar's second-largest city and Upper Myanmar's commercial hub, was founded by King Mindon in 1857 as the last royal capital, with a walled royal city, and was the epicenter of the devastating Mw 7.7 earthquake of 28 March 2025.
Meiktila
Meiktila (မိတ္ထီလာ) is a central Myanmar town in Mandalay Region on Lake Meiktila, a road junction and air force base city with 309,663 township residents (2014) and a 2013 anti-Muslim massacre.
Muang Sua
Muang Sua, also spelled Muong Sua, was the earliest recorded name of the city now known as Luang Prabang in northern Laos, renamed in 1563.
Mỹ Tho
Mỹ Tho (Vietnamese: Mỹ Tho) is a Mekong Delta city on the Tien River, 70 km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City; former capital of Tien Giang province, its district-level status ended 1 July 2025, its area now forming five wards of Dong Thap province.
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima (นครราชสีมา), also called Korat, is a city in northeastern Thailand, capital of its province, founded under King Narai of Ayutthaya by merging Mueang Sema and Korakhapura; it became the Northeast's first-class frontier province and railway hub.
Naypyidaw (နေပြည်တော်)
Naypyidaw (နေပြည်တော်, Abode of Kings) is Myanmar's purpose-built capital since 2005-06: 7,054 km², 2014 population 1.16 million, zoned ministries, 20-lane highways, junta seat since 2021, cost estimated $3-5 billion, never disclosed.
Nha Trang
Nha Trang (Thành phố Nha Trang) is the coastal capital of Khanh Hoa province, south-central Vietnam, a beach resort city of about 417,000 people (2016) on Nha Trang Bay, historically the Champa center Kauthara with the Po Nagar temples, now facing severe coral reef decline.
Ninh Hòa
Ninh Hòa (Thị xã Ninh Hòa), a coastal plain town in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam, 33 km north of Nha Trang at the junction of National Highways 1A and 26; named in 1831, established as a town in 2010, 119,777 ha, 235,098 people, known for nem, salt making, and Dốc Lết beach.
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi (นนทบุรี) is a central Thai province on the Chao Phraya River, one of five vicinity provinces around Bangkok; founded as Ban Talat Khwan in B.E. 2092, made a province in 1946, 622.38 km², now a dense Bangkok suburb.
Pak Kret
Pak Kret (ปากเกร็ด) is a district and city municipality in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, north of Bangkok on the Chao Phraya River; 36.04 km², 189,458 residents (2020), moderate flood risk, home to Koh Kret island.
Pathein
Pathein (Burmese ပုသိမ်မြို့), formerly Bassein, is a river port and the capital of Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar, on the Pathein River in the Irrawaddy Delta. 2014 census: 169,773 city residents; known for rice trade and painted parasols.
Pattaya (พัทยา)
Pattaya (พัทยา) is a Gulf of Thailand beach resort city in Chon Buri province, 150 km southeast of Bangkok. Once a fishing village, it grew through Vietnam War R&R tourism and is now rebranding with family attractions and a 365-day events calendar.
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm
Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm (Thành phố Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm) is the capital city of Ninh Thuận province, Vietnam, on the South Central Coast; a class-II coastal city of about 79 km² at the junction of National Road 1A and Road 27, in Vietnam's driest region.
Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết, coastal city in south-east Vietnam, former capital of Binh Thuan, now wards of Lam Dong since July 2025; fishing and fish-sauce port of ~230,000 whose resort strip Mui Ne, 20 km away, is famed for dunes and kitesurfing.
Phnom Penh (ភ្នំពេញ)
Phnom Penh (ភ្នំពេញ), capital and largest city of Cambodia, seat of government since 1866 under King Norodom I. About 2.3 million residents; fell to the Khmer Rouge in 1975; rapid growth, flooding, and the new Techo International Airport define it.
Phổ Yên
Phổ Yên (Phổ Yên) is a city in Thái Nguyên province, northern Vietnam, its southern gateway to Hanoi; a town from 2015, a city from April 2022, population over 237,000, an industrial hub anchored by Samsung's Yên Bình complex. Distinct from Phú Yên province, merged into Đắk Lắk in 2025.
Phúc Yên
Phúc Yên, a province-governed city in Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam (not Phú Yên province), second city after Vĩnh Yên; established 2018, over 120 km², over 155,000 people, 30 km from Hanoi, 8 km from Nội Bài airport, industrial hub with Toyota and Honda.
Quảng Ngãi (city)
Quảng Ngãi (thành phố Quảng Ngãi), provincial capital city in central Vietnam, upgraded from thị xã in 2005; liberated March 1975; center linked to Dung Quất Economic Zone and refinery.
Rạch Giá
Rạch Giá is a coastal city on Vietnam's Gulf of Thailand, former capital of Kiên Giang province, Mekong Delta; founded 1739, city status 2005, ferry gateway to Phú Quốc and Nam Du.
Si Racha
Si Racha (ศรีราชา) is a coastal town and district in Chon Buri Province, Thailand, on the Eastern Seaboard between Chon Buri and Pattaya; namesake of sriracha sauce, home to Laem Chabang port industry and a large Japanese expatriate community.
Siem Reap (សៀមរាប)
Siem Reap (សៀមរាប) is a city in northwest Cambodia, provincial capital and gateway to the Angkor World Heritage Site. Tourism drives its economy; a new international airport opened in 2023.
Sittwe
Sittwe (စစ်တွေမြို့), formerly Akyab until 1989, is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar, founded by the British on 12 January 1826 at the Kaladan River mouth; a colonial rice port, site of Rohingya displacement camps, India's Sittwe Port, and contested in the civil war.
Sơn Tây
Sơn Tây (Sơn Tây), a historic town on the Red River's south bank in northwestern Hanoi, Vietnam; name dates to 1469, town established 1924. Known for the 1822 laterite Sơn Tây Ancient Citadel, a national relic.
Songkhla (สงขลา)
Songkhla (สงขลา), also historically Singora, is a southern Thai province and coastal capital between Songkhla Lake and the Gulf of Thailand, home to the 17th-century Sultanate of Singora, a multicultural old town, and the commercial hub Hat Yai.
Takua Pa
Takua Pa, also known as Takola and Takkolam, is a historic port town and district on the Andaman Sea in Phang Nga Province, Thailand, dating to the Srivijaya era.
Tân An
Tân An (Thành phố Tân An), provincial capital of Long An, Vietnam, on the Vàm Cỏ Tây River 47 km from Ho Chi Minh City; made a city in 2009, type-II urban area, abolished as district-level unit 1 July 2025, merged into Tây Ninh.
Thành Phố Bà Rịa
Thành phố Bà Rịa (Ba Ria City) was the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam, upgraded from a town in 2012 and made provincial seat; since 1 July 2025 it is a ward of Ho Chi Minh City after the province merged into it.
Thuận An
Thuận An (Thuận An) is a name shared by several Vietnamese places: a former provincial city of Bình Dương (city 2020, 83.71 km², over 508,000 people, VSIP I and Viet Huong industrial zones), now Phường Thuận An of Ho Chi Minh City since 1 July 2025, plus a Huế ward and beach.
Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ)
Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan) is the capital and largest city of Laos, on the Mekong River bordering Thailand. Made Lan Xang's capital by Setthathirath in 1560, it is Laos's economic center with rapidly expanding, dispersed urban growth.