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Tongyeong

Gyeongsangnam-do · South Korea
City population
70,641
#82
in South Korea
#11
in Gyeongsangnam-do
#8,159
worldwide
SeoulTongyeong
34.850, 128.428 · 329 km from Seoul
City population
70,641
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#82
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,159
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Tongyeong

Tongyeong is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea with a population of 70,641. It is the 82nd largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 8,159th largest worldwide. It lies 329 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#82of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangnam-do
#11of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangnam-do
Rank in region
#11of 14
Distance to capital
329 km
to Seoul
Elevation
28 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
34.850, 128.428
Record updated
2026-01-11
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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