Top 10 cities in Southeast Asia with the most building built over 100 m+ in March 2020

There are many people are wondering how many 100 m+ building existed in each of cities in Southeast Asia. So here we go 😀

1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Kuala Lumpur and commonly known as KL, is the national capital and largest city in Malaysia. As the global city of Malaysia, it covers an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 1.73 million as of 2016. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.25 million people as of 2017. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, in both population and economic development.

There are 1046 buildings built over 100 meters in Kuala Lumpur including it metro cities.
  • 400m+ : 4 buildings
  • 300m+ : 2 buildings
  • 200m+ : 39 buildings
  • 100m+ : 1001 buildings

2. Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep, the city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has a population over 8 million, as of 2010. Over 14 million live within the surrounding Metropolitan Region, making Bangkok a primate city, dwarfing other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.

There are 812 buildings built over 100 meters in Bangkok including it metro cities.
  • 300m+ : 4 buildings
  • 200m+ : 18 buildings
  • 100m+ : 790 buildings

3. Manila, Philippines.

The term "Manila" is commonly used to refer to the whole metropolitan area, the greater metropolitan area or the city proper. The officially defined metropolitan area called Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, includes the much larger Quezon City and the Makati Central Business District. It is the most populous region of the country, one of the most populous urban areas in the world,] and is one of the wealthiest regions in Southeast Asia.[ The city proper is home to 1,780,148 people in 2015, and is the historic core of a built-up area that extends well beyond its administrative limits. With 71,263 people per square kilometer, Manila is also the most densely populated city proper in the world.

There are 615 buildings built over 100 meters in Manila including it metro cities.
  • 300m+ : 1 building
  • 200m+ : 39 buildings
  • 100m+ : 575 buildings

4. Jakarta, Indonesia.

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Situated on the northwest coast of the world's most populous island of Java, it is the centre of economy, culture and politics of Indonesia with a population of more than ten million as of 2014. Although Jakarta only covers 699.5 square kilometres (270.1 sq mi), the smallest among any Indonesian provinces, its metropolitan area covers 6,392 square kilometres (2,468 sq mi); it is the world's second most populous urban area after Tokyo, with a population of about 30 million as of 2010. Jakarta's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, have attracted migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago, making it a melting pot of numerous cultures. Jakarta is nicknamed the "Big Durian", the thorny strongly-odored fruit native to the region, as the city is seen as the Indonesian equivalent of New York (Big Apple).

There are 606 buildings built over 100 meters in Jakarta including it metro cities.
  • 200m+ : 45 buildings
  • 100m+ : 561 buildings

5. Singapore, Singapore.

Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country located in maritime Southeast Asia. Singapore lies about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, and is situated off the southern tip of the Malay peninsula, and, by extension, the southernmost extremity of continental Eurasia. The island country shares its southern maritime border with Indonesia's Riau Islands, its northern, western, and eastern maritime borders with the Johor state of Peninsular Malaysia, and is in the vicinity of Sumatra to its west and Borneo to its east. It is enveloped by the littoral waters of the Johore Strait to its north and the Singapore Strait to its south, and is geographically positioned within the confluence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, being bounded by the Malacca Strait to its west and the South China Sea to its east. The country's territory, which is archipelagic, is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects.

There are 590 buildings built over 100 meters in Singapore.
  • 200m+ : 34 buildings
  • 100m+ : 556 buildings

6. Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. It covers an area of 3,328.9 square kilometres (1,285 sq mi). With an estimated population of 8.1 million as of 2019, it is the second largest city in Vietnam. The metropolitan area, encompassing nine additional neighbouring provinces, has an estimated population of 16 million. Located in the central area of the Red River Delta, Hanoi is the commercial, cultural, and educational centre of Northern Vietnam. Having an estimated nominal GDP of US$32.8 billion, it is the second most productive economic centre of Vietnam, following Ho Chi Minh City.

There are 435 buildings built over 100 meters in Hanoi.
  • 300m+ : 1 building
  • 200m+ : 4 buildings
  • 100m+ : 430 buildings

7. Penang Island, Malaysia.

Penang Island, is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the Malacca Strait, off the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is separated from the mainland by the Penang Strait. The island is home to nearly half of Penang's population; the city of George Town, which covers the island and the five outlying islets, is Malaysia's second largest city by population.

There are 234 buildings built over 100 meters in Penang Island.
  • 200m+ : 1 building
  • 100m+ : 233 buildings

8. Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Johor Bahru is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia. The city has a population of 497,097 within an area of 220 km2. Johor Bahru is adjacent to the city of Iskandar Puteri, both anchoring Malaysia's third largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 1,638,219.

There are 227 buildings built over 100 meters in Johor Bahru.
  • 200m+ : 10 buildings
  • 100m+ : 217 buildings

9. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City abbreviated as HCMC, also known by its former name Saigon, is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of 9 million (13 million in the metropolitan area) as of 2019. Located in southeastern Vietnam, the metropolis surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 square kilometres (796 square miles). From 1955 to 1975, Saigon was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, commonly known as South Vietnam.

There are 222 buildings built over 100 meters in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • 400m+ : 1 building
  • 200m+ : 2 buildings
  • 100m+ : 219 buildings

10. Pattaya, Thailand.

Pattaya is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung District in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City is a self-governing municipal area which covers tambons Nong Prue and Na Klua and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. The city is in the industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Si Racha, Laem Chabang, and Chonburi. Pattaya is at the center of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area—a conurbation in Chonburi Province—with a population of roughly 1,000,000.

There are 71 buildings built over 100 meters in Pattaya.
  • 200m+ : 2 buildings
  • 100m+ : 69 buildings

Source : emporis.com

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