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Jeonju

Jeollabuk-do · South Korea
City population
638,421
#16
in South Korea
#1
in Jeollabuk-do
#871
worldwide
SeoulJeonju
35.822, 127.149 · 195 km from Seoul
City population
638,421
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#16
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#871
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
1.2%
of the national population

About Jeonju

At 1.2% of South Korea's population, this city of 638,421 holds a significant share for a single urban centre, though the country's population remains distributed across many cities. Located 195 km from Seoul, it ranks sixteenth among 144 listed South Korean cities and leads its province with Wanju, Iksan, and Kimje all within 25 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
#16of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollabuk-do
#1of 13
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollabuk-do
Rank in region
#1of 13
Distance to capital
195 km
to Seoul
Elevation
44 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.822, 127.149
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 Korea

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

3KMWanju84K people15KMNamsa24K people22KMIksan307K people24KMKimje45K people25KMJinan-gun31K 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. Jeonju638K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jeonju 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
Jeonju638K

Jeonju Population FAQ

What is the population of Jeonju?

Jeonju has a city population of 638,421. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jeonju?

Jeonju is in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, 195 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 35.822, 127.149.

How big is Jeonju compared with other cities in South Korea?

It is the 16th 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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