List of cities in South Korea

thumb|(특별시, teukbyeol-si)(특별자치시, teukbyeoljachi-si)(광역시, gwangyeok-si)(대도시, daedo-si)(행정시, haengjeong-si)(시, si)

The largest cities of South Korea have an autonomous status equivalent to that of provinces. Seoul, the largest city and capital, is classified as a teukbyeolsi (special city), while the next six-largest cities are classified as gwangyeoksi (metropolitan cities). Smaller cities are classified as si ("cities") and are under provincial jurisdiction, at the same level as counties.

City status

Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000.

Under Article 3 of the Local Autonomy Act, a city with a population of less than 500,000 may create administrative subdivisions in the form of in its urbanised area and or in its rural area, while a city with a population of more than 500,000 may create administrative subdivisions in the form of non-autonomous .

Classifications for large municipal cities

The national government can designate cities of at least 500,000 inhabitants as special status cities. This status expands the scope of administrative authority delegated from the provincial government to the city government.

Big city

A big city is a city (other than a special city or a metropolitan city) that has a population greater than 500,000, and has been designated by an order of the national government under Article 198 of the Local Autonomy Act. Big municipal cities are given the power to subdivide themselves into non-autonomous districts ().

Special-status city

A special-status city is a subclass of big municipal city that has a population greater than 1,500,000.

List

; Notes

The name "Seoul" does not originate from hanja. The official Chinese translation is written as /, which is a transcription based on the pronunciation of "Seoul" in Mandarin variant of Chinese language, and thus is not hanja of Korean language. In old Chinese documents, / was used. As an affix or abbreviation, the character gyeong (), which means "capital", is used.
Seoul was designated a "Special Independent City" (Teukbyeol-jayusi; ) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 16, 1946; it became a "Special City" on August 15, 1949.

{|class=wikitable

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Name!!colspan=2|Korean!!rowspan=2|No.

!Hangul!!Hanja

|bgcolor="Moccasin"|   ||Special City||||||1

|bgcolor="Thistle"|   ||Special Self-Governing City||||||1

|bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"|   ||Metropolitan City||||||6

!colspan=5|

|bgcolor="PaleGreen"|   ||Big Municipal city||||||17

|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|   ||Administrative City||||||2

|   ||City||||||60

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"

!rank

! City!!Hangul!!Hanja!!Province!!Population !!Area!!Density!!Founded

| align="left" | Andong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 168,226

| 1521.26

| 110.6

| 1963-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

| align="left" | Ansan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 689,326

| 149.06

| 4624.5

| 1986-01-01

| align="left" | Anseong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 182,784

| 553.47

| 330.3

| 1998-04-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

| align="left" | Anyang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 598,392

| 58.46

| 10235.9

| 1973-07-01

| align="left" | Asan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 303,043

| 542.15

| 559.0

| 1986-01-01

| align="left" | Boryeong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 103,620

| 569.01

| 182.1

| 1986-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

| align="left" | Bucheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 851,245

| 53.40

| 15940.9

| 1973-07-01

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

| align="left" | Busan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 3,496,779

| 765.94

| 4565.3

| 1963-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

| align="left" | Changwon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 1,063,116

| 736.34

| 1443.8

| 1980-04-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|10

| align="left" | Cheonan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 619,286

| 636.22

| 973.4

| 1963-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|11

| align="left" | Cheongju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Chungcheong

| 835,802

| 153.45

| 5446.7

| 1949-08-15

|12

| align="left" | Chuncheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 280,565

| 1116.35

| 251.3

| 1949-08-15

|13

| align="left" | Chungju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Chungcheong

| 208,288

| 983.70

| 211.7

| 1956-07-08

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

|14

| align="left" | Daegu

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 2,484,688

| 885.60

| 2805.7

| 1981-07-01

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

|15

| align="left" | Daejeon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 1,514,354

| 539.86

| 2805.1

| 1989-01-01

|16

| align="left" | Dangjin

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 166,782

| 694.08

| 240.3

| 2012-01-01

|17

| align="left" | Dongducheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 98,062

| 95.66

| 1025.1

| 1981-07-01

|18

| align="left" | Donghae

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 93,289

| 180.17

| 517.8

| 1980-04-01

|19

| align="left" | Gangneung

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 213,747

| 1040.07

| 205.5

| 1955-09-01

|20

| align="left" | Geoje

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 256,979

| 401.61

| 639.9

| 1989-01-01

|21

| align="left" | Gimcheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 142,277

| 1009.50

| 140.9

| 1949-08-14

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|22

| align="left" | Gimhae

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 529,577

| 463.28

| 1143.1

| 1981-07-01

|23

| align="left" | Gimje

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 87,658

| 544.99

| 160.8

| 1989-01-01

|24

| align="left" | Gimpo

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 364,808

| 276.64

| 1318.7

| 1998-04-01

|25

| align="left" | Gongju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 109,750

| 940.36

| 116.7

| 1986-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|26

| align="left" | Goyang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 1,040,648

| 267.31

| 3893.0

| 1992-02-01

|27

| align="left" | Gumi

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 420,048

| 615.52

| 682.4

| 1978-02-15

|28

| align="left" | Gunpo

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 284,735

| 36.36

| 7831.0

| 1989-01-01

|29

| align="left" | Gunsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 277,328

| 675.38

| 410.6

| 1949-08-15

|30

| align="left" | Guri

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 194,298

| 33.30

| 5834.8

| 1986-01-01

|31

| align="left" | Gwacheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 62,929

| 35.86

| 1754.9

| 1986-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

|32

| align="left" | Gwangju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 1,469,583

| 501.26

| 2931.8

| 1986-11-01

|33

| align="left" | Gwangju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 328,940

| 430.96

| 763.3

| 2001-03-21

|34

| align="left" | Gwangmyeong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 339,071

| 38.50

| 8807.0

| 1981-07-01

|35

| align="left" | Gwangyang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Jeolla

| 154,164

| 453.84

| 339.7

| 1989-01-01

|36

| align="left" | Gyeongju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 259,228

| 1324.39

| 195.7

| 1955-09-01

|37

| align="left" | Gyeongsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 257,902

| 411.70

| 626.4

| 1989-01-01

|38

| align="left" | Gyeryong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 42,737

| 60.74

| 703.6

| 2003-09-19

|39

| align="left" | Hanam

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 213,028

| 93.07

| 2288.9

| 1989-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|40

| align="left" | Hwaseong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 644,498

| 687.54

| 937.4

| 2001-03-21

|41

| align="left" | Icheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 210,565

| 531.09

| 396.5

| 1996-03-01

|42

| align="left" | Iksan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 301,061

| 506.70

| 594.2

| 1949-08-15

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

|43

| align="left" | Incheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 2,944,009

| 1032.41

| 2851.6

| 1981-07-01

|44

| align="left" | Jecheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Chungcheong

| 136,389

| 883.09

| 154.4

| 1980-04-01

|45

| align="left" | Jeongeup

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 115,083

| 692.93

| 166.1

| 1981-07-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|46

| align="left" | Jeonju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 652,234

| 206.22

| 3162.8

| 1949-08-15

|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"

|47

| align="left" | Jeju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Jeju

| 470,957

| 977.80

| 481.6

| 1955-09-01

|48

| align="left" | Jinju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 347,056

| 712.62

| 487.0

| 1949-08-15

|49

| align="left" | Naju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Jeolla

| 105,080

| 172.8

| 608.15

| 1981-07-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|50

| align="left" | Namyangju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 662,183

| 458.54

| 1444.1

| 1989-01-01

|51

| align="left" | Namwon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Jeolla

| 84,140

| 752.50

| 111.8

| 1981-07-01

|52

| align="left" | Nonsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 123,094

| 554.85

| 221.9

| 1996-03-01

|53

| align="left" | Miryang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 108,322

| 799.01

| 135.6

| 1989-01-01

|54

| align="left" | Mokpo

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Jeolla

| 237,464

| 50.08

| 4741.7

| 1949-08-15

|55

| align="left" | Mungyeong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 74,555

| 911.17

| 81.8

| 1986-01-01

|56

| align="left" | Osan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 208,873

| 42.76

| 4884.8

| 1989-01-01

|57

| align="left" | Paju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 431,035

| 672.57

| 640.9

| 1996-03-01

|58

| align="left" | Pocheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 154,381

| 826.50

| 186.8

| 2003-10-19

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|59

| align="left" | Pohang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 516,497

| 1128.76

| 457.6

| 1949-08-14

|60

| align="left" | Pyeongtaek

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 472,141

| 454.62

| 1038.5

| 1986-01-01

|61

| align="left" | Sacheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 114,854

| 398.25

| 288.4

| 1956-07-08

|62

| align="left" | Sangju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 101,729

| 1254.83

| 81.1

| 1986-01-01

|63

| align="left" | Samcheok

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 70,120

| 1185.86

| 59.1

| 1986-01-01

|- bgcolor="Thistle"

|64

| align="left" | Sejong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-b

| 244,939

| 465.23

| 526.5

| 2012-07-01

|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"

|65

| align="left" | Seogwipo

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Jeju

| 171,431

| 870.87

| 196.9

| 1981-07-01

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|66

| align="left" | Seongnam

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 974,755

| 141.82

| 6873.2

| 1973-07-01

|67

| align="left" | Seosan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Chungcheong

| 170,810

| 740.66

| 230.6

| 1989-01-01

|- bgcolor="Moccasin"

|68

| align="left" | Seoul

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-a

| 9,930,478

| 605.27

| 16406.7

| 1946-08-16

|69

| align="left" | Siheung

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 403,398

| 135.02

| 2987.7

| 1989-01-01

|70

| align="left" | Sokcho

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 81,797

| 105.00

| 779.0

| 1963-01-01

|71

| align="left" | Suncheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Jeolla

| 279,540

| 907.41

| 308.1

| 1949-08-14

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|72

| align="left" | Suwon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 1,194,276

| 121.09

| 9862.7

| 1949-08-14

|73

| align="left" | Taebaek

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 46,892

| 303.57

| 154.5

| 1981-07-01

|74

| align="left" | Tongyeong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 138,001

| 238.85

| 577.8

| 1955-09-01

|75

| align="left" | Uijeongbu

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 438,753

| 81.59

| 5377.5

| 1963-01-01

|76

| align="left" | Uiwang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 156,410

| 54.00

| 2896.5

| 1989-01-01

|- bgcolor="PaleTurquoise"

|77

| align="left" | Ulsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| City-c

| 1,117,656

| 1057.50

| 1056.9

| 1997-07-15

|78

| align="left" | Wonju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gangwon

| 338,374

| 872.56

| 387.8

| 1955-09-01

|79

| align="left" | Yangju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 205,977

| 309.77

| 664.9

| 2003-10-19

|80

| align="left" | Yangsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Gyeongsang

| 318,836

| 485.18

| 657.1

| 1996-03-01

|81

| align="left" | Yeoju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 111,558

| 608.64

| 183.3

| 2013-09-23

|82

| align="left" | Yeongcheon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 100,384

| 920.29

| 109.1

| 1981-07-01

|83

| align="left" | Yeongju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Gyeongsang

| 109,281

| 669.05

| 163.3

| 1980-04-01

|84

| align="left" | Yeosu

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Jeolla

| 288,818

| 501.27

| 576.2

| 1949-08-14

|- bgcolor="PaleGreen"

|85

| align="left" | Yongin

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi

| 991,622

| 591.36

| 1676.8

| 1996-03-01

Cities by population

This is a list cities of South Korea by population including provincial-level divisions: special city (특별시/特別市) and metropolitan cities (광역시/廣域市), and municipal-level division: cities (시/市). Other municipal-level divisions: counties (군/郡 which have populations under 50K) and districts (구/區) are not included. All population data are based on the South Korean population and housing census 2000–2020.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"

! Rank || colspan="2" | Division || 2020 || 2015 || 2010 || 2005 || 2000

| 1 || style="text-align: center" | || style="text-align: center" | (Special city) || 9,586,195 || 9,904,312 || 9,631,482 || 9,762,546 || 9,853,972

| 2 || style="text-align: center" | Busan || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 3,349,016 || 3,448,737 || 3,393,191 || 3,512,547 || 3,655,437

| 3 || style="text-align: center" | Incheon || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 2,945,454 || 2,890,451 || 2,632,035 || 2,517,680 || 2,466,338

| 4 || style="text-align: center" | Daegu || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 2,410,700 || 2,466,052 || 2,431,774 || 2,456,016 || 2,473,990

| 5 || style="text-align: center" | Daejeon || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 1,488,435 || 1,538,394 || 1,490,158 || 1,438,551 || 1,365,961

| 6 || style="text-align: center" | Gwangju || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 1,477,573 || 1,502,881 || 1,466,143 || 1,413,644 || 1,350,948

| 7 || style="text-align: center" | Suwon || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 1,210,150 || 1,194,313 || 1,054,053 || 1,039,233 || 944,239

| 8 || style="text-align: center" | Ulsan || style="text-align: center" | (Metropolitan city) || 1,135,423 || 1,166,615 || 1,071,673 || 1,044,934 || 1,012,110

| 9 || style="text-align: center" | Yongin || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 1,066,975 || 971,327 || 847,138 || 686,842 || 384,741

| 10 || style="text-align: center" | Goyang || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 1,045,497 || 990,073 || 897,222 || 864,402 || 762,598

| 11 || style="text-align: center" | Changwon || style="text-align: center" | South Gyeongsang || 1,029,389 || 1,059,241 || 1,047,488 || 1,075,326 || 1,076,448

| 12 || style="text-align: center" | Seongnam || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 922,025 || 948,757 || 936,267 || 931,019 || 912,222

| 13 || style="text-align: center" | Hwaseong || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 880,859 || 608,725 || 474,160 || 282,124 || 185,979

| 14 || style="text-align: center" | Cheongju || style="text-align: center" | North Chungcheong || 855,326 || 833,276 || 804,119 || 752,768 || 701,256

| 15 || style="text-align: center" | Bucheon || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 833,148 || 843,794 || 842,482 || 833,931 || 757,832

| 16 || style="text-align: center" | Ansan || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 717,345 || 747,035 || 699,063 || 669,839 || 554,998

| 17 || style="text-align: center" | Namyangju || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 696,033 || 629,061 || 526,639 || 424,446 || 339,545

| 18 || style="text-align: center" | Cheonan || style="text-align: center" | South Chungcheong || 682,199 || 629,062 || 565,201 || 518,171 || 415,818

| 19 || style="text-align: center" | Jeonju || style="text-align: center" | North Jeolla || 666,517 || 658,172 || 646,512 || 622,092 || 615,804

| 20 || style="text-align: center" | Gimhae || style="text-align: center" | South Gyeongsang || 552,427 || 534,124 || 484,244 || 428,893 || 330,829

| 21 || style="text-align: center" | Pyeongtaek || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 542,522 || 457,873 || 381,731 || 374,262 || 342,806

| 22 || style="text-align: center" | Anyang|| style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi|| 542,336 || 585,177 || 596,772 || 609,886 || 578,845

| 23 || style="text-align: center" | Siheung || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 535,147 || 425,184 || 393,293 || 384,304 || 304,260

| 24 || style="text-align: center" | Pohang || style="text-align: center" | North Gyeongsang || 501,109 || 511,804 || 508,736 || 488,433 || 515,187

| 25 || style="text-align: center" | Jeju (City) || style="text-align: center" | Jeju (Prov.) || 492,306 || 451,758 || 398,677 || 391,132 || 366,809

| 26 || style="text-align: center" | Uijeongbu || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 449,572 || 421,579 || 415,170 || 397,694 || 354,422

| 27 || style="text-align: center" | Gimpo|| style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi|| 474,546 || 352,683 || 217,280 || 192,716 || 148,576

| 28 || style="text-align: center" | Paju || style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi || 460,541 || 415,345 || 323,955 || 239,823 || 177,128

| 29 || style="text-align: center" | Gumi|| style="text-align: center" | North Gyeongsang|| 416,603 || 421,075 || 399,019 || 381,583 || 339,457

| 30 || style="text-align: center" | Gwangju|| style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi|| 385,141 || 310,278 || 224,269 || 204,266 || 124,789

| 31 || style="text-align: center;" | Sejong|| style="text-align: center;" | (Special autonomous city)|| 353,933 || 204,088 || 80,542 || 80,389 || 79,745

| 32 || style="text-align: center" | Wonju || style="text-align: center" | Gangwon || 352,429 || 330,854 || 309,803 || 283,583 || 267,849

| 33 || style="text-align: center" | Jinju|| style="text-align: center" | South Gyeongsang|| 352,403 || 349,788 || 335,297 || 336,355 || 339,413

| 34 || style="text-align: center" | Yangsan|| style="text-align: center" | South Gyeongsang|| 351,206 || 297,532 || 249,529 || 215,845 || 191,147

| 35 || style="text-align: center" | Asan|| style="text-align: center" | South Chungcheong|| 340,518 || 319,929 || 272,282 || 206,851 || 179,900

| 36 || style="text-align: center" | Gwangmyeong|| style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi|| 298,116 || 338,509 || 326,418 || 319,452 || 333,596

| 37 || style="text-align: center" | Iksan|| style="text-align: center" | North Jeolla|| 285,312 || 301,723 || 294,479 || 306,974 || 322,636

| 38 || style="text-align: center" | Chuncheon || style="text-align: center" | Gangwon || 284,645 || 281,596 || 274,220 || 260,234 || 252,177

| 39 || style="text-align: center" | Gyeongsan || style="text-align: center" | North Gyeongsang || 283,733 || 278,500 || 260,643 || 240,371 || 226,713

| 40 || style="text-align: center;" | Hanam|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 279,795 || 154,838 || 137,569 || 121,646 || 120,149

| 41 || style="text-align: center" | Gunpo|| style="text-align: center" | Gyeonggi|| 275,571 || 285,721 || 274,198 || 268,917 || 262,593

| 42 || style="text-align: center" | Suncheon || style="text-align: center" | South Jeolla || 272,449 || 265,390 || 257,800 || 261,519 || 265,724

| 43 || style="text-align: center" | Yeosu|| style="text-align: center" | South Jeolla|| 271,505 || 273,761 || 268,727 || 277,420 || 303,115

| 44 || style="text-align: center" | Gunsan|| style="text-align: center" | North Jeolla|| 269,023 || 275,155 || 258,845 || 249,212 || 272,129

| 45 || style="text-align: center" | Gyeongju|| style="text-align: center" | North Gyeongsang|| 261,778 || 262,310 || 252,750 || 266,131 || 275,132

| 46 || style="text-align: center" | Geoje|| style="text-align: center" | South Gyeongsang|| 246,965 || 261,371 || 225,014 || 193,398 || 167,231

| 47 || style="text-align: center;" | Osan || style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi || 240,645 || 213,840 || 180,996 || 131,792 || 102,287

| 48 || style="text-align: center;" | Yangju|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 233,286 || 205,988 || 183,673 || 149,931 || 107,440

| 49 || style="text-align: center;" | Icheon || style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi || 226,212 || 209,003 || 192,918 || 187,514 || 179,081

| 50 || style="text-align: center" | Mokpo|| style="text-align: center" | South Jeolla|| 224,509 || 239,524 || 248,694 || 244,543 || 250,336

| 51 || style="text-align: center;" | Chungju|| style="text-align: center;" | North Chungcheong|| 218,412 || 211,005 || 201,361 || 204,248 || 217,510

| 52 || style="text-align: center" | Gangneung|| style="text-align: center" | Gangwon|| 216,542 || 215,677 || 217,481 || 220,706 || 227,856

| 53 || style="text-align: center;" | Anseong|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 203,030 || 194,765 || 175,824 || 157,632 || 132,906

| 54 || style="text-align: center;" | Guri|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 192,051 || 180,063 || 184,503 || 186,954 || 160,485

| 55 || style="text-align: center;" | Seogwipo|| style="text-align: center;" | Jeju (Prov.)|| 178,552 || 153,861 || 129,734 || 139,554 || 145,732

| 56 || style="text-align: center;" | Seosan|| style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong|| 176,379 || 169,221 || 155,082 || 143,692 || 142,972

| 57 || style="text-align: center;" | Dangjin|| style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong|| 168,955 || 163,762 || 135,106 || 112,267 || 117,447

| 58 || style="text-align: center;" | Uiwang || style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi || 160,230 || 154,879 || 143,378 || 143,568 || 117,594

| 59 || style="text-align: center;" | Andong|| style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang|| 159,412 || 168,581 || 165,399 || 169,436 || 181,974

| 60 || style="text-align: center;" | Pocheon|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 157,939 || 163,388 || 136,580 || 139,472 || 135,758

| 61 || style="text-align: center;" | Gwangyang || style="text-align: center;" | South Jeolla || 143,928 || 144,414 || 137,100 || 135,583 || 132,568

| 62 || style="text-align: center;" | Gimcheon || style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang || 139,145 || 137,540 || 126,823 || 135,166 || 147,269

| 63 || style="text-align: center;" | Jecheon|| style="text-align: center;" | North Chungcheong|| 134,768 || 136,350 || 133,626 || 132,483 || 143,537

| 64 || style="text-align: center;" | Tongyeong|| style="text-align: center;" | South Gyeongsang|| 127,984 || 137,208 || 127,896 || 121,115 || 123,747

| 65 || style="text-align: center;" | Nonsan || style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong || 119,707 || 124,246 || 117,686 || 124,779 || 137,452

| 66 || style="text-align: center;" | Yeoju|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 113,352 || 109,937 || 100,052 || 98,441 || 97,412

| 67 || style="text-align: center;" | Naju|| style="text-align: center;" | South Jeolla|| 113,293 || 92,582 || 77,825 || 86,823 || 99,233

| 68 || style="text-align: center;" | Sacheon|| style="text-align: center;" | South Gyeongsang|| 111,184 || 113,335 || 106,175 || 106,532 || 110,912

| 69 || style="text-align: center;" | Gongju|| style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong|| 108,333 || 113,542 || 120,660 || 126,484 || 130,223

| 70 || style="text-align: center;" | Jeongeup|| style="text-align: center;" | North Jeolla|| 106,706 || 110,627 || 109,458 || 115,416 || 128,892

| 71 || style="text-align: center;" | Yeongju|| style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang|| 103,818 || 109,266 || 108,268 || 113,670 || 126,415

| 72 || style="text-align: center;" | Miryang|| style="text-align: center;" | South Gyeongsang|| 103,228 || 103,069 || 98,564 || 105,651 || 115,787

| 73 || style="text-align: center;" | Yeongcheon|| style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang|| 100,353 || 97,669 || 94,350 || 103,289 || 110,918

| 74 || style="text-align: center;" | Boryeong|| style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong|| 99,088 || 101,852 || 97,091 || 96,992 || 109,423

| 75 || style="text-align: center;" | Sangju|| style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang|| 95,473 || 98,760 || 97,559 || 105,600 || 116,365

| 76 || style="text-align: center;" | Dongducheon|| style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi|| 95,239 || 97,424 || 90,433 || 78,897 || 72,366

| 77 || style="text-align: center;" | Donghae || style="text-align: center;" | Gangwon || 87,801 || 90,255 || 90,321 || 93,018 || 96,280

| 78 || style="text-align: center;" | Sokcho|| style="text-align: center;" | Gangwon|| 80,054 || 79,846 || 80,505 || 84,706 || 87,880

| 79 || style="text-align: center;" | Gimje|| style="text-align: center;" | North Jeolla|| 79,733 || 84,269 || 82,739 || 90,376 || 102,428

| 80 || style="text-align: center;" | Namwon|| style="text-align: center;" | North Jeolla|| 78,097 || 80,499 || 78,425 || 85,828 || 94,810

| 81 || style="text-align: center;" | Mungyeong || style="text-align: center;" | North Gyeongsang || 68,212 || 71,863 || 68,692 || 70,813 || 90,778

| 82 || style="text-align: center;" | Samcheok || style="text-align: center;" | Gangwon || 65,939 || 69,509 || 67,131 || 67,957 || 75,592

| 83 || style="text-align: center;" | Gwacheon || style="text-align: center;" | Gyeonggi || 58,018 || 64,817 || 66,319 || 56,587 || 66,592

| 84 || style="text-align: center;" | Taebaek || style="text-align: center;" | Gangwon || 41,494 || 46,715 || 51,400 || 55,241 || 54,164

| 85 || style="text-align: center;" | Gyeryong || style="text-align: center;" | South Chungcheong || 40,854 || 39,243 || 41,395 || 31,646 || 27,104

Renamed cities

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Before!!Hangul!!Hanja!!After!!Hangul!!Hanja!!Renamed date

| Chungmu || || || Tongyeong || || || 1995-01-01

| Daecheon || || || Boryeong || || || 1995-01-01

| Donggwangyang || || || Gwangyang || || || 1995-01-01

| Geumseong || || || Naju || || || 1986-01-01

| Gyeongseong || || || Seoul || || || 1949-08-15

| Iri || || || Iksan || || || 1995-05-10

| Jangseungpo || || || Geoje || || || 1995-01-01

| Jeomchon || || || Mungyeong || || || 1995-01-01

| Jeongju || || || Jeongeup || || || 1995-01-01

| Migeum || || || Namyangju || || || 1995-01-01

| Onyang || || || Asan || || || 1995-01-01

| Samcheonpo || || || Sacheon || || || 1995-05-10

Dissolved cities

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!City!!Hangul!!Hanja!!Founded!!Dissolved!!Merged division

| Busan || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Busan || || || 1949-08-15 || 1963-01-01 || upgraded into a Directly administered city and changed into a Metropolitan city in 1995-01-01

| Cheongju || || || 1946-06-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Chuncheon || || || 1946-06-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Daegu || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Daegu || || || 1949-08-15 || 1981-07-01 || upgraded into a Directly administered city and changed into a Metropolitan city in 1995-01-01

| Daejeon || || || 1935-10-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Daejeon || || || 1949-08-15 || 1989-01-01 || upgraded into a Directly administered city and changed into a Metropolitan city in 1995-01-01

| Gunsan || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Gwangju || || || 1935-10-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Gwangju || || || 1949-08-15 || 1986-11-01 || upgraded into a Directly administered city and changed into a Metropolitan city in 1995-01-01

| Keijō || || || 1914-03-01 || 1946-08-16 || upgraded into a Special independent city and changed into a Special city in 1949-08-15

| Incheon || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Incheon || || || 1949-08-15 || 1981-07-01 || upgraded into a Directly administered city and changed into a Metropolitan city in 1995-01-01

| Iri || || || 1947-02-23 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Jeonju || || || 1935-10-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Jinhae || || || 1955-09-01 || 2010-07-01 || merged into Changwon

| Jinju || || || 1939-10-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Masan || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Masan || || || 1949-08-15 || 2010-07-01 || merged into Changwon

| Mokpo || || || 1914-03-01 || 1949-08-15 || upgraded into a city ()

| Songjeong || || || 1986-11-01 || 1988-01-01 || merged into Gwangju

| Songtan || || || 1981-07-01 || 1995-05-10 || merged into Pyeongtaek

| Ulsan || || || 1962-06-01 || 1997-07-15 || upgraded into a Metropolitan city

| Yeocheon || || || 1986-01-01 || 1998-04-01 || merged into Yeosu

Claimed cities

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"

! City!!Hangul!!Hanja!!Province!!Founded

|align="left"| Cheongjin

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Gaeseong

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Gyeonggi*

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Haeju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Hwanghae

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Hamheung

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Heungnam

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Jinnampo

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Pyeongan

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Najin

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Pyeongyang

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Pyeongan

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Sariwon

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Hwanghae

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Seongjin

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Sinuiju

|align="left"|

|align="left"| North Pyeongan

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Songnim

|align="left"|

|align="left"| Hwanghae

| 1949-05-23

|align="left"| Wonsan

|align="left"|

|align="left"| South Hamgyeong

| 1949-05-23

Gallery

Seoul (175734251) (cropped).jpg|1 - Seoul

File:Gwangandaegyo Bridge in Busan, South Korea (iau2207b).tiff|2 - Busan

File:Sondo.jpg|3 - Incheon

File:Daegu from Migliore.jpg|4 - Daegu

File:Korea-Daejeon-Uam Historic Park-01.jpg|5 - Daejeon

File:광주 광산구 수완동 호수공원 및 풍영정천 - panoramio.jpg|6 - Gwangju

File:Hwaseong Third North Secret Gate and Dongbuk Gangnu - 2009-03-01.JPG|7 - Suwon

File:Taehwa River.jpg|8 - Ulsan

File:Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council in Changwon (2).jpg|9 - Changwon

File:Bundang Jeongja.jpg|12 - Seongnam

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References

Sources

The Principal Cities of South Korea
Korea.net-Facts about Korea
Korea.net-Facts about Korea

External links

Largest cities in South Korea
Korean Statistical Information Service

City status

Classifications for large municipal cities

Big city

Special-status city

List

Cities by population

Renamed cities

Dissolved cities

Claimed cities

Gallery

See also

References

Sources

External links