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Gimcheon

Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea
City population
150,000
#53
in South Korea
#6
in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#3,783
worldwide
SeoulGimcheon
36.122, 128.120 · 190 km from Seoul
City population
150,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#53
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,783
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.3%
of the national population

About Gimcheon

Gimcheon is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea with a population of 150,000. It is the 53rd largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 3,783rd largest worldwide. It lies 190 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#53of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#6of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Rank in region
#6of 18
Distance to capital
190 km
to Seoul
Elevation
81 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.122, 128.120
Record updated
2023-06-28
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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