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Jayapura
Jayapura, capital of Papua Province at Indonesia's eastern tip bordering Papua New Guinea; formerly Dutch Hollandia, twin urban centers Jayapura and Abepura divided by Skyline hills; about 405,000 residents in 2025, largest city on New Guinea.
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru, capital of Johor, Malaysia, founded 1855 as Iskandar Puteri and renamed 1 January 1866 by Temenggong Abu Bakar. Border city opposite Singapore, linked by the 1924 Causeway and the upcoming 4 km RTS Link rail service.
Kabankalan
Kabankalan (City of Kabankalan) is a first class component city in Negros Occidental, Philippines, the province's most populous component city (200,198 in 2020; 210,893 in 2024), with 32 barangays, townhood 1907, cityhood 1997 under RA 8297, and an unfinished domestic airport in Barangay Hilamonan.
Kajang
Kajang, a town and mukim in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia; seat of MPKj and MRT Kajang Line terminus. Known for tin-mining origins, 1,047,356-strong council population, and Sungai Langat flood management.
Kalibo
Kalibo is the capital municipality of Aklan province, Panay Island, Philippines, home of the Ati-Atihan Festival honoring the Santo Niño; 93,218 residents in 2024, gateway to Boracay via Kalibo International Airport.
Kangar
Kangar is the administrative and commercial capital of Perlis, Malaysia's smallest state, on the Sungai Perlis near the Thai border. Also called Pohon Kangar port town; traced to Kota Sena (1653), governed by Majlis Perbandaran Kangar.
Kapar
Kapar (Malay Pekan Kapar; Chinese 加埔; Tamil காப்பார்) is a town in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia, 17 km from Klang; also the P.109 constituency of 314,033 people and site of the 2,420 MW Kapar Energy Ventures plant.
Kediri
Kediri (Kota Kediri) is a city in East Java, Indonesia, on the Brantas River, site of the 11th-century Hindu Kediri Kingdom capital Daha; third largest East Javanese city, home of Gudang Garam kretek cigarettes and takwa tofu.
Kendari
Kendari, capital of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, a bay city founded around Vosmaer's 1831 map, provincial capital since 1964, municipality since 1999, population about 375,829 in 2025.
Klang
Klang (Kelang) is a royal city and district in Selangor, Malaysia, on the Klang River; former state capital 1875-1880, home of Port Klang, the twelfth busiest container port, proclaimed Malaysia's first Malay Royal City in November 2023.
Klungkung
Klungkung (Semarapura) is a regency in eastern Bali and the seat of Bali's last kingdom, founded 1686 by Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe; site of the 1908 Puputan against the Dutch, now 4 kecamatan including Nusa Penida.
Koronadal, Soccsksargen
Koronadal, also called Marbel, is a component city in South Cotabato, Philippines; provincial capital and regional center of SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII), population 201,844 in 2024, founded as the 1940 Marbel Settlement District.
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu, capital of Kelantan, Malaysia, founded 1844 by Sultan Muhammad II. District population 595,500 (2026); city area 115.64 km2; low cost of living, median income RM4,729.
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara: planned township in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, established 1992 by PKNS on former Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve land; about 4,000 acres, roughly 500,000 residents, MRT Kajang line stations, and a 794-acre community forest reserve.
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu, formerly Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, Malaysia, on Borneo's northwest coast. Founded by the British North Borneo Company after the 1897 Mat Salleh rebellion, renamed in 1968, city status 2000, 2020 population 500,421.
Kota Kuala Muda
Kota Kuala Muda, a small town and mukim at the Muda River mouth in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia; former Kedah state capital and historic tin-and-spice trade port near Pantai Merdeka.
Kuala Kubu Baharu
Kuala Kubu Baharu (Chinese: 新古毛), commonly abbreviated KKB, is a town in Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia, designed by Charles Reade as British Malaya's first planned garden town.
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia and a Federal Territory since 1974, founded 1857 as a tin-mining settlement at the Klang–Gombak river confluence; 2.1 million residents, car-oriented urban form, MRT3 Circle Line approved 2025, Local Plan 2040 in force.
Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu (كوالا ترڠݢانو), capital of Terengganu, Malaysia, a district of about 60,528 hectares at the Terengganu River mouth; city since 1 January 2008, population 251,300 (2026), known for Pasar Payang, the State Museum, and the Crystal Mosque.
Kuantan
Kuantan, capital of Pahang, Malaysia, on the South China Sea at the Kuantan River mouth; city status 2021, 324 km² council area, about 500,000 people, Kuantan Port, and recurring monsoon flooding.
Kuching
Kuching, capital of Sarawak, Malaysia, on Borneo; name means "cat" in Malay. Seat of the White Rajahs 1841–1941, occupied by Japan in 1941, city status 1988, UNESCO gastronomy city of about 628,600 people.
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo is a port town on the western tip of Flores, Indonesia, capital of West Manggarai Regency and the main gateway to Komodo National Park.
Lapu-Lapu City
Lapu-Lapu City (formerly Opon) is a first-class highly urbanized city on Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines, created 1961 under RA 3134; 497,813 people (2024), industry-led PhP 165.61 billion economy, home of Mactan Cebu International Airport.
Las Piñas
Las Piñas, a highly urbanized city in southern Metro Manila, Philippines, cityhood 1997 (RA 8251), 41.54 sq km, known for the bamboo organ, salt beds, flood control challenges, and planned LRT-1 station.
Legazpi, Albay
Legazpi (City of Legazpi, formerly Legaspi) is the capital component city of Albay, Philippines, chartered by RA 306 in 1948. Population 210,616 (2024); Bicol regional hub at the foot of Mayon Volcano, exposed to typhoons and lahars.
Lhokseumawe
Lhokseumawe, a coastal municipality in Aceh, Indonesia, between Banda Aceh and Medan; about 200,400 people (2024). Industrial city built around the Arun LNG plant (opened 1978), now home to the Arun Special Economic Zone.
Lipa, Batangas
Lipa (City of Lipa) is a first-class component city in Batangas, Philippines, chartered in 1947 by RA 162. Population 387,392 (2024); historic kapeng barako coffee capital now an agro-industrial and IT-BPO hub anchored by the 740-hectare LIMA economic zone.
Lubuklinggau
Lubuklinggau (Kota Lubuklinggau), also Bumi Silampari, is a landlocked autonomous city in western South Sumatra, Indonesia; a transit hub on the middle Sumatra corridor with 249,054 residents, 401.50 km2, and full city status since 2001.
Mabalacat City
Mabalacat City, a component city in Pampanga, Philippines, created by Republic Act 10164 in 2012; 306,594 residents (2024), 27 barangays, home to Clark International Airport within the Clark Freeport Zone.
Madiun
Madiun (Kota Madiun) is an autonomous city in East Java, Indonesia, distinct from surrounding Madiun Regency; population about 201,800 (2024), HDI 85.12 (2025), Dutch residency from 1832, municipality from 1918.