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T’aebaek

Gangwon-do · South Korea
City population
48,962
#100
in South Korea
#8
in Gangwon-do
#11,645
worldwide
SeoulT’aebaek
37.176, 128.989 · 183 km from Seoul
City population
48,962
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#100
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,645
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About T’aebaek

T’aebaek is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea with a population of 48,962. It is the 100th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 11,645th largest worldwide. It lies 183 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#100of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gangwon-do
#8of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gangwon-do
Rank in region
#8of 14
Distance to capital
183 km
to Seoul
Elevation
691 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.176, 128.989
Record updated
2023-06-21
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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