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Focus
Cities for Project Activities
| Cambodia
| Indonesia
| Lao PDR |
Philippines
| Thailand |
Timor-Leste | Vietnam |
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Phnom
Penh is the largest, most populous and capital city
of Cambodia. It is also the capital of the Phnom Penh municipality.
Once known as the Pearl of Asia in the 1920s, Phnom Penh,
along with Siem Reap, is a significant global and domestic
tourist destination for Cambodia. Phnom Penh is renowned for
its traditional Khmer and French influenced architecture,
along with its friendly people.
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Siem
Reap, the capital of Siem Reap province that is located
in northwestern Cambodia, is most widely known for being the
closest city to the ruins of the temples of Angkor.
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Jakarta
is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the
northwest coast of the island of Java, it has an area of 661.52
km² and a population of 8,792,000 (2004).
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Bandung
is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia.
The city has a population of around 2.2 million. Bandung Regency
is the suburban area surrounding the city of Bandung. It became
famous as the venue for the 1955 first conference of Non-aligned
nations. .
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Surabaya
is Indonesia's second-largest city, and the capital of the
province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore
of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River (Kali Mas)
and the side of Strait of Madura. The city is one of the
busiest ports in the country.
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Yogyakarta
is a city and province of Indonesia on the island
of Java. The city is known as a center of classical Javanese
fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music,
poetry and puppet shows. It is also famous as a center for
Indonesian higher education.
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Vientiane
is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong
Valley. The estimated population of the city is 200,000
(2005) while the number of people living in the Vientiane
metropolitan area (the entire Vientiane Prefecture and parts
of Vientiane Province) is believed to be over 730,000.
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Luang
Prabang is a city in Laos; it was formerly the
capital of a kingdom of the same name. The city of Luang
Prabang is located in north central Laos, on the Mekong
River about 425 km north of Vientiane. It has a population
of about 22,000. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it
was the royal capital, the seat of the kingdom of Laos.
Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is the
capital of the Louangphabang Province.
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Quezon
City
is the former capital and the most populous city in the
Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City
is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro
Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named
after Manuel L. Quezon, the former president of the Commonwealth
of the Philippines who founded the city and developed it
to replace Manila as the country's capital.
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San
Fernando City
is a 3rd class city in the province of La Union, Philippines.
It is the capital city of La Union and the regional center
of the Ilocos Region (Region I). According to the 2000 census,
it has a population of 102,082 people in 20,755 households.
San Fernando is the financial, industrial and political
center of the province, engaged in agriculture, aquaculture,
shipping using the port of San Fernando, and other industrial
sectors.
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Cebu
City
is the provincial capital of Cebu in the Philippines and
is the second most important metropolitan center in the
country. It is the country's main shipping hub and is home
to more than 80% of the country's interisland shipping companies.
Cebu is also the main hub, outside of the capital, of international
flights into the country and is the most important center
of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao,
the southern parts of the country. According to the official
2000 census, it has a population of 718,821 people in 147,600
households.
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Naga
City
is a first class city in the province of Camarines Sur,
Philippines. It is an important commercial and cultural
center in the region. Naga City is located in the Bicol
Region, a peninsula on the southeastern tip of the island
of Luzon. It is 377 km south of Manila, the nation's capital,
and about 380 km north of Cebu City, and also less than
2-hour drive from Legazpi City, the Regional Administrative
Capital/Center of Bicol. According to the 2000 census, it
has a population of 137,810 (compared to Legazpi City: 157,010)
people in 26,317 households.
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Bangkok
is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official
1990 census population of 8,538,610. It is one of the fastest-growing,
most economically dynamic cities in Southeast Asia. It is
emerging as a regional centre to rival Singapore and Hong
Kong. The World Meteorological Organization has dubbed Bangkok
the world's hottest large city. Moreover, it is one of the
world's most popular tourist destinations.
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Pathum
Thani is one of the central provinces of Thailand.
The province is located directly north of Bangkok and is part
of the Bangkok metropolis. In many parts the boundary between
the two provinces is not noticeable anymore, since both sides
of the boundary are being equally urbanized.
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Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat) is
a city in the north-east (Isan) of Thailand. It is the capital
of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district.
As of December 2005, the city has a population of 150,768,
which makes it the third-biggest city in Thailand. Nakhon
Ratchasima is also capital of the province Nakhon Ratchasima.
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Dili
is
the capital of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast
of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Dili is the chief port and commercial centre for East Timor,
and has approximately 150,000 inhabitants. There is also
an airport in Comoro, renamed after independence leader
Nicolau Lobato, which is used for commercial and military
flights. Dili is also the capital of the district of Dili,
which includes the surrounding area.
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Hanoi,
estimated population 3,083,800 (2004), is the capital of
Vietnam and was the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to
1976. Before that, it had served as the capital of the entity
now known as Vietnam from at least the 11th century until
1802 (with a few brief interruptions). The city is located
on the right bank of the Red River.
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Ho
Chi Minh City
is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of
the Mekong River. Under the name Prey Nokor, it was the
main port of Cambodia, before being conquered by the Vietnamese
in the 16th century. Known as Saigon until the end of the
Vietnam war, it was the capital of the French colony of
Cochinchina, and later of the former state of South Vietnam
from 1954 to 1975. In 1975, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh
City. The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon
River, 60 km from the South China Sea.
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Da
Nang
(occasionally Danang) is a major port city in the South
Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China
Sea. It is one of the 5 independent municipalities in Vietnam.
The city is classified as an industrial zone and has port
facilities to handle container traffic. A number of light
industries are located in the city.
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