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South Korea

Cities of South Korea

Cities listed

144

Seoul

largest city

51.7M

national population

144 of 144 listed cities

Cities listed

144

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Seoul

10,349,312 people

Capital

Seoul

National capital

National population

51,684,564

Largest city is 20.0%

The 100 Largest Cities in South Korea

Sortable and searchable. The remaining 44 cities are listed by region below.

100 cities


1	Seoul	Seoul	10,349,312	20%
2	Busan	Busan	3,285,147	6.4%
3	Incheon	Incheon	3,015,482	5.8%
4	Daegu	Daegu	2,365,523	4.6%
5	Daejeon	Daejeon	1,441,203	2.8%
6	Gwangju	Gwangju	1,401,235	2.7%
7	Suwon	Gyeonggi-do	1,234,582	2.4%
8	Ulsan	Ulsan	1,098,421	2.1%
9	Goyang-si	Gyeonggi-do	1,061,752	2.1%
10	Changwon	Gyeongsangnam-do	1,025,702	2%
11	Seongnam-si	Gyeonggi-do	914,832	1.8%
12	Cheongju-si	North Chungcheong	852,147	1.6%
13	Bucheon-si	Gyeonggi-do	850,731	1.6%
14	Cheonan	Chungcheongnam-do	658,831	1.3%
15	Hwaseong-si	Gyeonggi-do	640,890	1.2%
16	Jeonju	Jeollabuk-do	638,421	1.2%
17	Ansan-si	Gyeonggi-do	623,256	1.2%
18	Anyang-si	Gyeonggi-do	595,644	1.2%
19	Kimhae	Gyeongsangnam-do	531,966	1%
20	Pohang	Gyeongsangbuk-do	492,041	1%
21	Jeju City	Jeju-do	488,844	0.9%
22	Uijeongbu-si	Gyeonggi-do	479,141	0.9%
23	Masan	Gwangju	434,371	0.8%
24	Gumi	Gyeongsangbuk-do	404,691	0.8%
25	Sejong	Sejong-si	394,630	0.8%
26	Pyeongtaek	Gyeonggi-do	364,694	0.7%
27	Yangsan	Gyeongsangnam-do	358,074	0.7%
28	Gwangmyeong	Gyeonggi-do	357,545	0.7%
29	Wŏnju	Gangwon-do	332,849	0.6%
30	Chinju	Gyeongsangnam-do	307,242	0.6%
31	Iksan	Jeollabuk-do	307,000	0.6%
32	Gunpo	Gyeonggi-do	286,485	0.6%
33	Chuncheon	Gangwon-do	284,855	0.6%
34	Suncheon	Jeollanam-do	276,375	0.5%
35	Yeosu	Jeollanam-do	268,823	0.5%
36	Mokpo	Jeollanam-do	268,402	0.5%
37	Gyeongsan-si	Gyeongsangbuk-do	266,951	0.5%
38	Gunsan	Jeollabuk-do	264,656	0.5%
39	Hanam	Gyeonggi-do	254,415	0.5%
40	Gyeongju	Gyeongsangbuk-do	245,365	0.5%
41	Osan	Gyeonggi-do	238,788	0.5%
42	Geoje	Gyeongsangnam-do	232,921	0.5%
43	Chungju	North Chungcheong	209,483	0.4%
44	Gangneung	Gangwon-do	208,161	0.4%
45	Gimpo-si	Gyeonggi-do	203,391	0.4%
46	Icheon-si	Gyeonggi-do	196,230	0.4%
47	Guri-si	Gyeonggi-do	195,236	0.4%
48	Yangju	Gyeonggi-do	179,923	0.3%
49	Seogwipo	Jeju-do	178,552	0.3%
50	Gijang	Busan	176,388	0.3%
51	Gwangyang	Jeollanam-do	154,266	0.3%
52	Andong	Gyeongsangbuk-do	153,348	0.3%
53	Gimcheon	Gyeongsangbuk-do	150,000	0.3%
54	Jeongeup	Jeollabuk-do	139,876	0.3%
55	Yeoju	Gyeonggi-do	111,897	0.2%
56	Hwado	Gyeonggi-do	106,358	0.2%
57	Sangju	Gyeongsangbuk-do	101,267	0.2%
58	Donghae City	Gangwon-do	101,128	0.2%
59	Asan	Chungcheongnam-do	97,749	0.2%
60	Wabu	Gyeonggi-do	96,775	0.2%
61	Boryeong	Chungcheongnam-do	94,191	0.2%
62	Muan	Jeollanam-do	92,009	0.2%
63	Namyangju	Gyeonggi-do	90,798	0.2%
64	Kwangyang	Jeollanam-do	89,281	0.2%
65	Hongseong	Chungcheongnam-do	89,174	0.2%
66	Yeongju	Gyeongsangbuk-do	84,625	0.2%
67	Wanju	Jeollabuk-do	84,009	0.2%
68	Yangp'yŏng	Gyeonggi-do	83,367	0.2%
69	Ungsang	Gyeongsangnam-do	83,360	0.2%
70	Sinhyeon	Gyeongsangnam-do	82,560	0.2%
71	Gwangju	Gyeonggi-do	81,780	0.2%
72	Nangen	Jeollabuk-do	81,257	0.2%
73	Sokcho	Gangwon-do	81,164	0.2%
74	Naesŏ	Gyeongsangnam-do	80,987	0.2%
75	Mungyeong	Gyeongsangbuk-do	77,304	0.1%
76	Hongch’ŏn	Gangwon-do	75,251	0.1%
77	Changnyeong	Gyeongsangnam-do	74,668	0.1%
78	Seosan	Chungcheongnam-do	74,208	0.1%
79	Koch'ang	Jeollabuk-do	72,996	0.1%
80	Gongju	Chungcheongnam-do	72,435	0.1%
81	Kyosai	Gyeongsangnam-do	72,124	0.1%
82	Tongyeong	Gyeongsangnam-do	70,641	0.1%
83	Anseong	Gyeonggi-do	69,255	0.1%
84	Hwawŏn	Daegu	64,718	0.1%
85	Uiwang	Gyeonggi-do	63,040	0.1%
86	Pubal	Gyeonggi-do	63,026	0.1%
87	Kosong	Gangwon-do	62,446	0.1%
88	Chinch'ŏn	North Chungcheong	60,964	0.1%
89	Hwasun	Jeollanam-do	59,914	0.1%
90	Buyeo	Chungcheongnam-do	59,823	0.1%
91	Okcheon	North Chungcheong	56,634	0.1%
92	Eisen	Gyeongsangbuk-do	56,006	0.1%
93	Gapyeong	Gyeonggi-do	55,415	0.1%
94	Tallang-dong	Jeju-do	54,954	0.1%
95	Yecheon	Gyeongsangbuk-do	54,873	0.1%
96	Sinan	Jeollanam-do	53,150	0.1%
97	Miryang	Gyeongsangnam-do	53,103	0.1%
98	Yeonggwang	Jeollanam-do	51,688	0.1%
99	Yeongam	Jeollanam-do	51,573	0.1%
100	T’aebaek	Gangwon-do	48,962	0.1%