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Heunghae

Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea
City population
36,080
#117
in South Korea
#12
in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#15,288
worldwide
SeoulHeunghae
36.109, 129.345 · 266 km from Seoul
City population
36,080
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#117
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#15,288
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Heunghae

Heunghae is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea with a population of 36,080. It is the 117th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 15,288th largest worldwide. It lies 266 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#117of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#12of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Rank in region
#12of 18
Distance to capital
266 km
to Seoul
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.109, 129.345
Record updated
2023-06-21
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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