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City profile · South Korea · Asia

Yeosu

Jeollanam-do · South Korea
City population
268,823
#35
in South Korea
#2
in Jeollanam-do
#2,120
worldwide
SeoulYeosu
34.761, 127.662 · 318 km from Seoul
City population
268,823
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in South Korea
#35
of 144 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,120
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of South Korea
0.5%
of the national population

About Yeosu

Yeosu is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea with a population of 268,823. It is the 35th largest of the 144 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Korea, and the 2,120th largest worldwide. It lies 318 km from Seoul.

Position in South Korea
#35of 144
LargestSmallest
Position in Jeollanam-do
#2of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
South Korea
Region
Jeollanam-do
Rank in region
#2of 18
Distance to capital
318 km
to Seoul
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Seoul
Coordinates
34.761, 127.662
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

20KMGwangyang154K people25KMKwangyang89K people26KMSuncheon276K people31KMBeolgyo20K people35KMHadong41K people

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