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Gwangju
City population
81,780
#71
in South Korea
#23
in Gyeonggi-do
#7,065
worldwide
37.410, 127.257 · 30 km from Seoul
About Gwangju
Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea with a population of 81,780. It is the 71st largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 7,065th largest worldwide. It lies 30 km from Seoul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#23of 28
Elevation
48 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.410, 127.257
Record updated
2023-06-30
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 KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.