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Uijeongbu-si

City population
479,141
#22
in South Korea
#8
in Gyeonggi-do
#1,198
worldwide
SeoulUijeongbu-si
37.742, 127.047 · 20 km from Seoul
City population
479,141
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#22
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,198
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.9%
of the national population

About Uijeongbu-si

Uijeongbu-si is a city in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea with a population of 479,141. It is the 22nd largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 1,198th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#22of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeonggi-do
#8of 28
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#8of 28
Distance to capital
to Seoul
Elevation
50 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.742, 127.047
Record updated
2023-06-30
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.

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