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Kimhae

Gyeongsangnam-do · South Korea
City population
531,966
#19
in South Korea
#2
in Gyeongsangnam-do
#1,060
worldwide
SeoulKimhae
35.234, 128.881 · 310 km from Seoul
City population
531,966
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#19
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,060
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
1.0%
of the national population

About Kimhae

Rank 19 among South Korea's listed cities, Kimhae holds 531,966 residents and accounts for 1% of the national population. It sits 310 km from Seoul and lies at low elevation, 13 m above sea level. The city sits within a cluster of major urban centres: Busan, the country's second-largest city at 3,285,147 residents, lies 20 km away, while Changwon (1,025,702) and Yangsan (358,074) are each 18 km distant.

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
#19of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangnam-do
#2of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangnam-do
Rank in region
#2of 14
Distance to capital
310 km
to Seoul
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.234, 128.881
Record updated
2025-04-01
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.

18KMChangwon1.03M people18KMYangsan358K people20KMBusan3.29M people30KMGijang176K people31KMMiryang53K 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. Kimhae532K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kimhae 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
Kimhae532K

Kimhae Population FAQ

What is the population of Kimhae?

Kimhae has a city population of 531,966. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kimhae?

Kimhae is in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, 310 km from the capital, Seoul. Its coordinates are 35.234, 128.881.

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

It is the 19th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, holding 1.0% of the national population.

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