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Yeonggwang
City population
51,688
#98
in South Korea
#9
in Jeollanam-do
#11,092
worldwide
35.278, 126.512 · 258 km from Seoul
About Yeonggwang
Yeonggwang is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea with a population of 51,688. It is the 98th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 11,092nd largest worldwide. It lies 258 km from Seoul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 18
Elevation
44 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
35.278, 126.512
Record updated
2025-09-30
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.
Nearby Cities
All 144 in South KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.