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City profile · South Korea · Asia

Hongch’ŏn

City population
75,251
#76
in South Korea
#6
in Gangwon-do
#7,665
worldwide
SeoulHongch’ŏn
37.692, 127.886 · 81 km from Seoul
City population
75,251
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#76
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#7,665
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Hongch’ŏn

Hongch’ŏn is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea with a population of 75,251. It is the 76th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 7,665th largest worldwide. It lies 81 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#76of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gangwon-do
#6of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#6of 14
Distance to capital
to Seoul
Elevation
137 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.692, 127.886
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.

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