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Yecheon

Gyeongsangbuk-do · South Korea
City population
54,873
#95
in South Korea
#11
in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#10,483
worldwide
SeoulYecheon
36.657, 128.455 · 165 km from Seoul
City population
54,873
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#95
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,483
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Yecheon

Yecheon is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea with a population of 54,873. It is the 95th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 10,483rd largest worldwide. It lies 165 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#95of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Gyeongsangbuk-do
#11of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Rank in region
#11of 18
Distance to capital
165 km
to Seoul
Elevation
92 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
36.657, 128.455
Record updated
2025-06-12
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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