City profile · South Korea · Asia
Hongseong
City population
89,174
#65
in South Korea
#4
in Chungcheongnam-do
#6,459
worldwide
36.601, 126.665 · 111 km from Seoul
About Hongseong
Hongseong is a city in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea with a population of 89,174. It is the 65th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 6,459th largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from Seoul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 14
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.601, 126.665
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.