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Wŏnju

Gangwon-do · South Korea
City population
332,849
#29
in South Korea
#1
in Gangwon-do
#1,711
worldwide
SeoulWŏnju
37.351, 127.945 · 89 km from Seoul
City population
332,849
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#29
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,711
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.6%
of the national population

About Wŏnju

Wŏnju is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea with a population of 332,849. It is the 29th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 1,711th largest worldwide. It lies 89 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#29of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gangwon-do
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gangwon-do
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
89 km
to Seoul
Elevation
133 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
37.351, 127.945
Record updated
2025-02-13
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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