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Changnyeong

Gyeongsangnam-do · South Korea
City population
74,668
#77
in South Korea
#9
in Gyeongsangnam-do
#7,727
worldwide
SeoulChangnyeong
35.541, 128.495 · 263 km from Seoul
City population
74,668
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#77
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#7,727
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Changnyeong

Changnyeong is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea with a population of 74,668. It is the 77th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 7,727th largest worldwide. It lies 263 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#77of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangnam-do
#9of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangnam-do
Rank in region
#9of 14
Distance to capital
263 km
to Seoul
Elevation
66 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.541, 128.495
Record updated
2025-04-01
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.

24KMMiryang53K people29KMHwawŏn65K people33KMNaesŏ81K people38KMDaegu2.37M people38KMGyeongsan-si267K people

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