What is the population of Hwaseong-si?
Hwaseong-si has a city population of 640,890. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · South Korea · Asia
Hwaseong-si
City population
640,890
#15
in South Korea
#5
in Gyeonggi-do
#868
worldwide
37.207, 126.817 · 42 km from Seoul
About Hwaseong-si
At 19 m elevation, Hwaseong-si holds a population of 640,890, making it the fifth-largest listed city in Gyeonggi-do and accounting for 1.2% of South Korea's total. Located 42 km from Seoul, it sits within a cluster of major urban centres: Suwon (1,234,582 people, 19 km away) and Ansan-si (623,256, 13 km away) are among several cities with populations exceeding 280,000 within 21 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 28
Coordinates
37.207, 126.817
Record updated
10 May 2026
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Hwaseong-si | 641K |
Hwaseong-si Population FAQ
Where is Hwaseong-si?
Hwaseong-si is in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 42 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 37.207, 126.817.
How big is Hwaseong-si compared with other cities in South Korea?
It is the 15th largest of the 144 cities listed in South Korea, holding 1.2% of the national population.