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This is a list of the most heavily populated metropolitan areas in Asia, and it includes the 2010 population estimates, which are based on a mixture of official and independent sources. Some of the metropolitan areas listed below are also cities proper, but many others are groupings of cities, towns and urban areas.
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Data released by World Gazetteer - January.01.2010 - Next data release 2011 (unknown date)
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Basic definition of a 'Metropolitan Area' according to Wikipedia:
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence. One or more large cities may serve as its hub or hubs, and the metropolitan area is normally named after either the largest or most important central city within it.
Top 100 Most Populous Metropolitan Areas In Asia
  Metro Area Country City Only [1] 2010 Calculation [2]
1 Tokyo Japan 37,730,064
2 Soeul South Korea 22,692,652
3 Mumbai India 21,900,967
4 Manila Philippines 20,654,307
5 Jakarta Indonesia 19,231,919
6 Dilli India 18,916,890
7 Shanghai China 18,572,816
8 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Japan 17,409,585
9 Kolkata India 15,644,040
10 Istanbul Turkey 14,350,423
11 Dhaka Bangladesh 14,327,157
12 Tehran Iran 13,236,489
13 Karāchi Pakistan Yes 13,205,339
14 Beijing China 12,522,839
15 Baghdad Iraq 11,786,212
16 Bangkok Thailand 10,132,974
17 Xianggang China 9,222,709
18 Nagoya Japan 8,852,544
19 Taipei Taiwan 8,511,055
20 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 8,063,230
21 Chongqing China 7,784,922
22 Chennai India 7,413,779
23 Lahore Pakistan Yes 7,129,609
24 Bandung Indonesia 6,724,301
25 Shenyang China 6,618,933
26 Bengalūru India 6,562,408
27 Tianjin China 6,426,104
28 Hyderabad India 6,383,850
29 Singapore-Johor Bahru Malaysia 5,998,943
30 Guangzhou China 5,745,024
31 Pune India 5,518,688
32 Ahmedabad India 5,413,622
33 Baghdad Iraq Yes 5,402,486
34 Ho Chi Ming Vietnam 5,381,158
35 Xian China 5,274,876
36 Hangzhou China 5,070,992
37 Rangoon Myanmar Yes 5,032,190
38 Harbin China 4,948,659
39 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Yes 4,878,473
40 Shantou China 4,774,432
41 Wuhan China 4,731,497
42 Chengdu China 4,662,889
43 Nanjing China 4,414,556
44 Medan Indonesia 4,406,871
45 Pusan South Korea 4,399,515
46 Basra Iraq 4,393,925
47 Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Japan 4,293,873
48 Surabaya Indonesia 4,162,246
49 Chittagong Bangladesh Yes 3,867,703
50 Ankara Turkey 3,848,440
51 Kānpur India 3,627,313
52 Rawalpindi Pakistan 3,499,028
53 Halab Syria 3,468,306
54 Jinan China 3,424,937
55 Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel 3,412,335
56 Pyŏngyang North Korea Yes 3,270,582
57 Sūrat India 3,244,328
58 Jiddah Saudi Arabia Yes 3,232,834
59 Toshkent Uzbekistan 3,221,614
60 Jaipur India Yes 3,210,570
61 Taegu South Korea 3,176,806
62 Esfahan Iran 3,146,526
63 Shijiazhuang China 3,122,271
64 Lakhnau India 3,089,651
65 Changchun China 3,069,646
66 Mosul Iraq Yes 2,882,442
67 Faisalabad Pakistan Yes 2,880,675
68 Tangshan China 2,865,341
69 Izmir Turkey 2,851,021
70 Dimashq Syria 2,831,738
71 Taiyuan China Yes 2,809,501
72 Patna India 2,803,131
73 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2,749,808
74 Hanoi Vietnam 2,749,634
75 Zibo China 2,740,817
76 Dalian China 2,725,390
77 Kuwait City Kuwait 2,662,633
78 Colombo Sri Lanka 2,647,631
79 Sapporo Japan 2,622,978
80 Nāgpur India 2,607,981
81 Gujranwala Pakistan 2,533,096
82 Mashhad Iran Yes 2,516,467
83 Kunming China 2,506,788
84 Qingdao China 2,466,706
85 Guiyang China 2,434,551
86 Kabul Afghanistan Yes 2,327,146
87 Changsha China Yes 2,323,490
88 Dubayy United Arab Emirates 2,322,121
89 Anshan China 2,308,031
90 Baki Azerbaijan 2,275,927
91 Taichung Taiwan 2,272,786
92 Nanchang China 2,258,208
93 Wuxi China 2,239,478
94 Palembang Indonesia 2,231,970
95 Zhengzhou China 2,229,297
96 Indore India 2,167,460
97 Mīrat India 2,086,194
98 Şan'ā Yemen Yes 2,079,158
99 Beirut Lebanon 2,053,316
100 Daejeon South Korea 2,037,823
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[1] We have indicated 'Yes' when a City population is exactly the same as a Metropolitan Area population. If we have not indicated 'Yes', than those figures are for a Greater Metropolitan Area which includes atleast one city/town and adjoining population centres. For example, Baghdad Greater Metropolitan Area is considered the 27th most populous metropolitan area in the World with 11,786,212 residents, while Baghdad City is considered the 67th most populous metropolitan area in the World because only 5,402,486 live within the 'city limits'.
[2] "Asia: most populous metropolitan areas" World Gazetteer - All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com. Stefan Helders has been independently collating data relating to population statistics since 1998 on what is now known as the World Gazetteer website. According to Helders... "If possible, official data sources are used. In many cases however no official figures are available. In that case, secondary sources such as year books, encyclopediae, atlases etc. are used. I have also received data from other stats lovers". Along with another useful population statistics website called CityPopulation.de, Stefan Helders/World Gazetteer provides some of the most accurate and up-to-date analysis of population levels in the World's countries, cities and metropolitan areas.
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The population statistics within this article are copyrighted to Stefan Helders @ www.world-gazetteer.com, a project which should be regarded as a free data provider. These statistics can be re-published for commercial or non-commerical purposes, provided that (a) the data is not changed, and (b) this exact copyright notice is included: © by Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com.

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