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Buan

Jeollabuk-do · South Korea
City population
22,267
#141
in South Korea
#13
in Jeollabuk-do
#23,306
worldwide
SeoulBuan
35.728, 126.732 · 206 km from Seoul
City population
22,267
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#141
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#23,306
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.0%
of the national population

About Buan

Buan is a city in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea with a population of 22,267. It is the 141st largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 23,306th largest worldwide. It lies 206 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#141of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollabuk-do
#13of 13
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollabuk-do
Rank in region
#13of 13
Distance to capital
206 km
to Seoul
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.728, 126.732
Record updated
2026-06-05
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.

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