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Anyang-si

Gyeonggi-do · South Korea
City population
595,644
#18
in South Korea
#7
in Gyeonggi-do
#938
worldwide
SeoulAnyang-si
37.392, 126.927 · 20 km from Seoul
City population
595,644
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#18
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#938
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
1.2%
of the national population

About Anyang-si

Located 20 km from Seoul, this city of 596,000 holds 1.2% of South Korea's national population. Anyang-si ranks 18th among the country's listed cities and seventh within Gyeonggi-do province. Gunpo lies 3 km away with a population of 286,000, while Ansan-si (623,000) and Suwon (1.2 million) sit 12 km and 13 km distant respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in South Korea
#18of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeonggi-do
#7of 28
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeonggi-do
Rank in region
#7of 28
Distance to capital
20 km
to Seoul
Elevation
52 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.392, 126.927
Record updated
2023-06-29
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

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMGunpo286K people4KMUiwang63K people11KMGwangmyeong358K people12KMAnsan-si623K people13KMSuwon1.23M people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Anyang-si596K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Anyang-si compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Anyang-si596K

Anyang-si Population FAQ

What is the population of Anyang-si?

Anyang-si has a city population of 595,644. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Anyang-si?

Anyang-si is in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 20 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 37.392, 126.927.

How big is Anyang-si compared with other cities in South Korea?

It is the 18th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, holding 1.2% of the national population.

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