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A-Z cities containing "ban"

How many of these towns and cities whose names contain the word "ban" can you name? Some cryptic clues are sprinkled in throughout, to help.
For example, the clue "Indian city with a large amount" could be (Ban)-GALORE.
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Clue
Place
A
The New York state capital (6 letters)
Albany
B
Huge metropolis in Thailand (7)
Bangkok
C
Colombian town with the same name as a beach in Rio (10)
Copacabana
D
City-dwelling place in South Africa (6)
Durban
E
Colombian city whose name means "the bank" (7)
El Banco
F
Cameroonian city of retreat and uncertainty (7)
Foumban
G
Village in Botswana that is an annoyance (6)
Gabane
H
Appearing at one group, located at some place in Bangladesh (9)
Hatibanda
I
The return of the commercial side of a Ugandan town (6)
Ibanda
J
No way a hungry feeling is an identity code for bank accounts, in this town of the Philippines, named after a local writer (14)
Jose Panganiban
K
City of the Central African Republic where there is no loss for Winnie-the-Pooh's friend, found with blood and Spanish gold (11)
Kaga Bandoro
L
Burn pagan gal in city of Laos (12)
Luang Prabang
M
The Swazi capital (7)
Mbabane
N
Serbian town where fun, punk-style banjo has a different ending written (10)
Niska Banja
O
From West Highlands port, undertake a journey to Colombian town (6)
Obando
P
Confused man sees explosion in city of Sumatra (9)
Palembang
Q
South African river where they tell you to come and get it (9)
Qabangeni
R
Suburb of Modesto, CA where you might store money in a current account (9)
Riverbank
S
City in Hertfordshire with a religious name (8)
St. Albans
T
Due to knee injury, return to port in the Philippines (8)
Tacloban
U
Highly metropolitan, a city in Illinois (6)
Urbana
V
French town built up N.E. of Lyon (10)
Villeurbanne
W
South African city with a comedy database (7)
Witbank
X
First person to enter Chinese town for the last warning (6)
Xibang
Y
Final drive into northern Philippine district (10)
Yeban Norte
Z
Example of a town in Ivory Coast (6)
Zegban
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