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Bucheon-si

Gyeonggi-do · South Korea
City population
850,731
#13
in South Korea
#4
in Gyeonggi-do
#655
worldwide
SeoulBucheon-si
37.499, 126.783 · 19 km from Seoul
City population
850,731
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#13
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#655
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
1.6%
of the national population

About Bucheon-si

The 13th-largest city in South Korea, Bucheon-si holds 850,731 residents and accounts for 1.6% of the national population. Situated 19 km from Seoul, it sits within a cluster of major cities: Incheon (3,015,482 residents, 8 km away) and Goyang-si (1,061,752 residents, 18 km away) are among several neighbours with populations exceeding half a million.

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
#13of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeonggi-do
#4of 28
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeonggi-do
Rank in region
#4of 28
Distance to capital
19 km
to Seoul
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.499, 126.783
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.

8KMGwangmyeong358K people8KMIncheon3.02M people15KMGimpo-si203K people17KMAnyang-si596K people18KMGoyang-si1.06M 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. Bucheon-si851K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Bucheon-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
Bucheon-si851K

Bucheon-si Population FAQ

What is the population of Bucheon-si?

Bucheon-si has a city population of 850,731. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Bucheon-si?

Bucheon-si is in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 19 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 37.499, 126.783.

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

It is the 13th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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