Cities and urban areas in South Korea with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
43SeoulSouth Korea1115320019844500
6336PusanSouth Korea40853004292900
11173TaeguSouth Korea25438002976700
14779IncheonSouth Korea24330002433000
226163TaejeonSouth Korea13868001612900
258167KwangjuSouth Korea13710001464000
386251SeongnamSouth Korea10712001071200
344314UlsanSouth Korea8703001137900
491322PucheonSouth Korea850000850000
504330SuweonSouth Korea824000824000
634443AnyangSouth Korea644700644700
663460CheonjuSouth Korea614200614200
700499CheongjuSouth Korea579500579500
721515KoyangSouth Korea565300565300
731528AnsanSouth Korea556600556600
311632ChangweonSouth Korea4867001253800
896710PohangSouth Korea435100435100
910730MasanSouth Korea421000421000
961809KwangmyeongSouth Korea382700382700
11641063EuijeongbuSouth Korea301100301100
12051109ChinjuSouth Korea290600290600
12381146ChejuSouth Korea281900281900
12671180KumiSouth Korea271600271600
12781193MokpoSouth Korea269900269900
13561280IksanSouth Korea253200253200
14041333CheonanSouth Korea241800241800
14761416KunsanSouth Korea229900229900
15181462PyeongtaekSouth Korea223900223900
15711520ChuncheonSouth Korea215200215200
16831643WeonjuSouth Korea201100201100
16931653YeosuSouth Korea200200200200
17171679SuncheonSouth Korea196500196500
19251896KangneungSouth Korea173100173100
20121986KyeongjuSouth Korea164700164700
20612037ChungjuSouth Korea160300160300
23692353AndongSouth Korea137300137300
24292414PoryongSouth Korea133700133700
27462731ChechonSouth Korea116000116000
30373023TongyongSouth Korea104700104700
30513037TonghaeSouth Korea104100104100



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POPULATION data has been updated here