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Hwaseong-si

Gyeonggi-do · South Korea
City population
640,890
#15
in South Korea
#5
in Gyeonggi-do
#868
worldwide
SeoulHwaseong-si
37.207, 126.817 · 42 km from Seoul
City population
640,890
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#15
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#868
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
1.2%
of the national population

About Hwaseong-si

At 19 m elevation, Hwaseong-si holds a population of 640,890, making it the fifth-largest 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.

Position in South Korea
#15of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeonggi-do
#5of 28
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeonggi-do
Rank in region
#5of 28
Distance to capital
42 km
to Seoul
Elevation
19 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.207, 126.817
Record updated
2026-05-10
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

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

13KMAnsan-si623K people19KMSuwon1.23M people21KMUiwang63K people21KMGunpo286K people23KMAnyang-si596K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Hwaseong-si641K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hwaseong-si compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Hwaseong-si641K

Hwaseong-si Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, holding 1.2% of the national population.

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