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Gunsan

Jeollabuk-do · South Korea
City population
264,656
#38
in South Korea
#3
in Jeollabuk-do
#2,161
worldwide
SeoulGunsan
35.979, 126.711 · 178 km from Seoul
City population
264,656
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#38
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,161
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.5%
of the national population

About Gunsan

Gunsan is a city in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea with a population of 264,656. It is the 38th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 2,161st largest worldwide. It lies 178 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#38of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollabuk-do
#3of 13
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollabuk-do
Rank in region
#3of 13
Distance to capital
178 km
to Seoul
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.979, 126.711
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

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