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Yeongam

Jeollanam-do · South Korea
City population
51,573
#99
in South Korea
#10
in Jeollanam-do
#11,111
worldwide
SeoulYeongam
34.801, 126.697 · 309 km from Seoul
City population
51,573
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#99
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,111
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Yeongam

Yeongam is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea with a population of 51,573. It is the 99th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 11,111th largest worldwide. It lies 309 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#99of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollanam-do
#10of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollanam-do
Rank in region
#10of 18
Distance to capital
309 km
to Seoul
Elevation
34 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
34.801, 126.697
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.

23KMJangheung35K people25KMNaju42K people27KMHaenam24K people28KMMokpo268K people29KMMuan92K people

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