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Andong

Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea
City population
153,348
#52
in South Korea
#5
in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#3,714
worldwide
SeoulAndong
36.566, 128.723 · 191 km from Seoul
City population
153,348
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#52
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,714
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.3%
of the national population

About Andong

Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea with a population of 153,348. It is the 52nd largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 3,714th largest worldwide. It lies 191 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#52of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#5of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Rank in region
#5of 18
Distance to capital
191 km
to Seoul
Elevation
103 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.566, 128.723
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 144 in South Korea

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