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Naju

Jeollanam-do · South Korea
City population
42,459
#108
in South Korea
#12
in Jeollanam-do
#13,230
worldwide
SeoulNaju
35.029, 126.718 · 283 km from Seoul
City population
42,459
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#108
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,230
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Naju

Naju is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea with a population of 42,459. It is the 108th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 13,230th largest worldwide. It lies 283 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#108of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollanam-do
#12of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollanam-do
Rank in region
#12of 18
Distance to capital
283 km
to Seoul
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.029, 126.718
Record updated
2023-06-28
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.

15KMMasan434K people22KMMuan92K people23KMGwangju1.4M people25KMHwasun60K people25KMYeongam52K people

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