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Sangju

Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea
City population
101,267
#57
in South Korea
#7
in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#5,670
worldwide
SeoulSangju
36.415, 128.161 · 166 km from Seoul
City population
101,267
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#57
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,670
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Sangju

Sangju is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea with a population of 101,267. It is the 57th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 5,670th largest worldwide. It lies 166 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#57of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#7of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Rank in region
#7of 18
Distance to capital
166 km
to Seoul
Elevation
61 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.415, 128.161
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.

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