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Alor Setar
Alor Setar is the capital city of Kedah, Malaysia, founded in 1735 by Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin Mu'adzam Shah II as the sultanate's eighth administrative centre; made Malaysia's ninth city in 2003 under Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar.
Angeles City
Angeles City (Lakanbalen ning Angeles) is a highly urbanized city in Pampanga, Philippines; founded as Culiat in 1796, chartered 1963/1964, population 462,928 in 2020, near Clark Air Base and Mount Pinatubo.
Antipolo
Antipolo: first-class component city and capital of Rizal province, Philippines, east of Metro Manila; pilgrimage capital with the enshrined Virgin Mary image, Hinulugang Taktak, 913,712 residents, cityhood 1998.
Bacolod
Bacolod (City of Bacolod), the highly urbanized capital of Negros Occidental, Philippines, home of the MassKara Festival; chartered 1938, PhP 146.09 billion economy in 2023, 873,573 tourists in 2025.
Bacoor
Bacoor (City of Bacoor), a component city in Cavite, Philippines, on Manila Bay; founded 1671, briefly the 1898 revolutionary capital, cityhood by RA 10160 in 2012, population about 664,000, flood-prone commuter city.
Baguio
Baguio: highly urbanized Philippine summer capital on a 5,000-foot Cordillera plateau, founded as an American colonial hill station under Daniel Burnham's 1905 plan; 368,426 residents (2024), water deficit of 4,000 cubic meters daily.
Balikpapan
Balikpapan is a coastal oil-refining city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, founded around the 1897 Mathilda oil well, with about 503 km², six districts, an HDI of 82.24, and proximity to the new capital Nusantara.
Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh, capital and largest city of Indonesia's Aceh province (Serambi Mekkah), former seat of the Aceh Sultanate, renamed Kutaraja under Dutch rule, devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, rebuilt with Sharia-law status and tsunami mitigation works.
Bandar Lampung
Bandar Lampung, capital of Lampung Province at southern Sumatra's tip, formed from twin cities Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung; 197.22 km², 20 districts, major flood research focus, gateway port and Radin Inten II airport.
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei Darussalam in the Brunei-Muara District; renamed from Bandar Brunei on 4 October 1970 for Sultan Omar 'Ali Saifuddien; 100.36 km² municipal area, about 100,700 residents, and the Kampong Ayer water village.
Bandung
Bandung, capital of West Java, Indonesia, is a highland basin city near Jakarta, site of the 1955 Asian-African Conference that founded the Non-Aligned Movement, facing flooding, subsidence, and water challenges.
Banjar, West Java
Banjar (Kota Banjar) is a city in eastern West Java, Indonesia, on the Central Java border, formed from Ciamis Regency by Law 27/2002; 131.97 km², about 207,000 people, 2023 GRDP Rp 5.25 trillion, trade and agriculture dominated.
Banjarbaru
Banjarbaru is a city in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the provincial capital since 2022 under Law No. 8/2022, established 20 April 1999 from Banjar Regency; 371.38 km², 262,719 people (2022), province's highest HDI.
Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin is a port city and the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on a delta of the Barito and Martapura rivers, known as the City of a Thousand Rivers.
Barus
Barus, known in Arabic sources as Fansur, is a historic port on the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, famed since the seventh century for its camphor trade.
Batam
Batam: Indonesian island and city in Riau Islands Province, 20 km from Singapore; free trade zone and industrial hub developed since 1973 under BP Batam, population about 1.3 million.
Batangas City
Batangas City (Lungsod ng Batangas), capital of Batangas Province, Philippines; founded 1581 as Batangan, a city since 1969 (RA 5495). Industrial port city of CALABARZON with an international port, 3,730.5 MW of gas power, 105 barangays, 358,267 people (2024).
Bekasi
Bekasi: city in West Java, Indonesia, east of Jakarta in Jabodetabek; distinct from surrounding Kabupaten Bekasi. About 210.49 km², 12 districts, 2.65 million residents (2026), major industrial center and Jakarta commuter buffer, flood-prone lowlands.
Bengkulu (city)
Bengkulu (city), capital of Bengkulu Province, southwest Sumatra; former British settlement from 1685, home to Fort Marlborough (1714–1719); high seismic and tsunami exposure; port economy via Pulau Baai.
Biñan
Biñan, officially the City of Biñan, is a component city in Laguna, Philippines, south of Metro Manila. Founded 1571 by Juan de Salcedo; Rizal schooled there 1869; chartered 2009; population 584,479 (2024).
Binangonan
Binangonan is a first class municipality in Rizal province, Philippines, on Laguna de Bay, with 40 barangays (17 on Talim Island), 72.70 sq km of territory, a 1621 parish origin, and the Santa Ursula Parish church as its landmark.
Binjai
Binjai is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, near Medan in the Mebidang metropolitan area. Named after a Mangifera caesia tree, it covers 90.23 km², has 5 districts, 37 kelurahan, and about 279,302 residents (2020).
Bitung
Bitung (Kota Bitung), North Sulawesi, Indonesia: coastal port city, home of PPS Bitung oceanic fishing port and a 534-ha Special Economic Zone; major tuna landing, canning, and export center nicknamed Kota Cakalang.
Bocaue
Bocaue is a first-income-class municipality in Bulacan, Philippines, with 19 barangays and 147,755 residents (2024). Known as the Fireworks Capital of the Philippines, it was founded as a town in 1606 and holds the Pagoda sa Wawa fluvial festival each first Sunday of July.
Bogor
Bogor (Kota Bogor, formerly Buitenzorg) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, about 60 km south of Jakarta; population about 1.14 million, home to the 1817 Bogor Botanical Garden, Istana Bogor, and a KRL commuter link to Jakarta.
Bontang
Bontang (Kota Bontang) is a coastal city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the Makassar Straits, home to the Badak LNG complex (trains A–H, 1977–1999) and Pupuk Kaltim fertilizer plant; population about 194,600, land area 158.23 km².
British Bencoolen
British Bencoolen was an East India Company settlement at Bencoolen (now Bengkulu) on Sumatra's southwest coast, established in 1685 to secure pepper and ceded to the Netherlands in 1824.
Bulakan, Bulacan
Bulakan is a coastal municipality in Bulacan province, Philippines; former first provincial capital, founded 1572, 14 barangays, 75,565 people (2015), and site of the New Manila International Airport in Barangay Taliptip.
Butterworth, Seberang Perai
Butterworth is the main town of Seberang Perai, mainland Penang, Malaysia, home to Penang Sentral transport hub, the KTM/ETS railway station, the historic ferry link to George Town, and the planned Mutiara Line LRT terminus.
Butuan
Butuan (City of Butuan) is a highly urbanized city in northeastern Mindanao, Philippines, serving as the regional center of Caraga. It is recognized for its ancient trade and balangay boats.