This article lists the cities of South Korea by population. The cities with blanked 2000 ranks and populations were founded after 2000. No. (2005) | No. (2000) | Name | Province | Pop. (2005) | Pop. (2000) | Note | | 1 | 1 | Seoul | - | 10,183,705 | 9,853,972 | Special City, national capital | | 2 | 2 | Busan | - | 3,655,349 | 3,655,437 | Metropolitan City | | 3 | 4 | Incheon | - | 2,590,863 | 2,466,338 | Metropolitan City | | 4 | 3 | Daegu | - | 2,520,679 | 2,473,990 | Metropolitan City, provincial capital (Gyeongbuk) | | 5 | 5 | Daejeon | - | 1,451,792 | 1,365,961 | Metropolitan City, provincial capital (Chungnam) | | 6 | 6 | Gwangju | - | 1,402,446 | 1,350,948 | Metropolitan City | | 7 | 7 | Ulsan | - | 1,084,882 | 1,012,110 | Metropolitan City | | 8 | 8 | Suwon | Gyeonggi | 1,034,735 | 944,239 | Provincial capital (Gyeonggi) | | 9 | 9 | Seongnam | Gyeonggi | 984,260 | 912,222 | | | 10 | 10 | Goyang | Gyeonggi | 893,372 | 762,598 | | | 11 | 11 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi | 854,348 | 757,832 | | | 12 | 20 | Yongin | Gyeonggi | 677,665 | 384,741 | | | 13 | 15 | Ansan | Gyeonggi | 670,884 | 554,998 | | | 14 | 13 | Cheongju | Chungbuk | 628,150 | 585,622 | Provincial capital (Chungbuk) | | 15 | 14 | Anyang | Gyeonggi | 625,426 | 578,845 | | | 16 | 12 | Jeonju | Jeonbuk | 623,060 | 615,804 | Provincial capital (Jeonbuk) | | 17 | 17 | Pohang | Gyeongbuk | 508,051 | 515,187 | | | 18 | 19 | Cheonan | Chungnam | 506,788 | 415,818 | | | 19 | 16 | Changwon | Gyeongnam | 504,118 | 515,619 | Provincial capital (Gyeongnam) | | 20 | 27 | Gimhae | Gyeongnam | 436,640 | 330,829 | | | 21 | 23 | Namyangju | Gyeonggi | 433,059 | 339,545 | | | 22 | 18 | Masan | Gyeongnam | 425,903 | 433,695 | | | 23 | 21 | Uijeongbu | Gyeonggi | 401,929 | 354,422 | | | 24 | 29 | Siheung | Gyeonggi | 384,693 | 304,260 | | | 25 | 22 | Pyeongtaek | Gyeonggi | 378,202 | 342,806 | | | 26 | 24 | Gumi | Gyeongbuk | 370,673 | 339,457 | | | 27 | 25 | Jinju | Gyeongnam | 337,974 | 339,413 | | | 28 | 26 | Gwangmyeong | Gyeonggi | 330,116 | 333,596 | | | 29 | 28 | Iksan | Jeonbuk | 320,759 | 322,636 | | | 30 | 30 | Yeosu | Jeonnam | 303,122 | 303,115 | | | 31 | 31 | Jeju | Jeju | 301,206 | 279,529 | Provincial capital (Jeju) | | 32 | - | Hwaseong | Gyeonggi | 288,047 | | | | 33 | 34 | Wonju | Gangwon | 286,763 | 267,849 | | | 34 | 32 | Gyeongju | Gyeongbuk | 276,204 | 275,132 | | | 35 | - | Gunpo | Gyeonggi | 275,492 | | | | 36 | 35 | Suncheon | Jeonnam | 270,416 | 265,724 | | | 37 | 33 | Gunsan | Jeonbuk | 264,328 | 272,129 | | | 38 | 45 | Paju | Gyeonggi | 255,080 | 177,128 | | | 39 | 36 | Chuncheon | Gangwon | 254,492 | 252,177 | Provincial capital (Gangwon) | | 40 | 37 | Mokpo | Jeonnam | 242,166 | 250,336 | | | 41 | 38 | Gangneung | Gangwon | 225,461 | 227,856 | | | 42 | 39 | Gyeongsan | Gyeongbuk | 222,024 | 226,713 | | | 43 | 41 | Yangsan | Gyeongnam | 218,691 | 191,147 | | | 44 | - | Gwangju | Gyeonggi | 209,227 | | | | 45 | 48 | Gimpo | Gyeonggi | 207,291 | 148,576 | | | 46 | 40 | Chungju | Chungbuk | 206,776 | 217,510 | | | 47 | 43 | Asan | Chungnam | 203,292 | 179,900 | | | 48 | 47 | Guri | Gyeonggi | 193,738 | 160,485 | | | 49 | 46 | Geoje | Gyeongnam | 192,557 | 167,231 | | | 50 | 44 | Icheon | Gyeonggi | 191,160 | 179,081 | | | 51 | 42 | Andong | Gyeongbuk | 173,068 | 181,974 | | | 52 | 57 | Jinhae | Gyeonggi | 155,509 | 127,134 | | | 53 | 53 | Anseong | Gyeonggi | 155,471 | 132,906 | | | 54 | - | Yangju | Gyeonggi | 153,380 | | | | 55 | - | Pocheon | Gyeonggi | 152,944 | | | | 56 | 51 | Seosan | Chungnam | 150,204 | 142,972 | | | 57 | 61 | Uiwang | Gyeonggi | 147,151 | 117,594 | | | 58 | 49 | Gimcheon | Gyeongbuk | 142,717 | 147,269 | | | 59 | 50 | Jecheon | Chungbuk | 138,697 | 143,537 | | | 60 | 54 | Gwangyang | Jeonnam | 138,279 | 132,568 | | | 61 | 52 | Nonsan | Chungnam | 135,002 | 137,157 | | | 62 | 59 | Tongyeong | Gyeongnam | 133,025 | 123,747 | | | 63 | 60 | Hanam | Gyeonggi | 132,035 | 120,149 | | | 64 | 56 | Jeongeup | Jeonbuk | 130,881 | 128,892 | | | 65 | 55 | Gongju | Chungnam | 130,102 | 130,223 | | | 66 | 68 | Osan | Gyeonggi | 126,427 | 102,287 | | | 67 | 58 | Yeongju | Gyeongbuk | 120,319 | 126,415 | | | 68 | 63 | Miryang | Gyeongnam | 114,588 | 115,787 | | | 69 | 65 | Sacheon | Gyeongnam | 111,800 | 110,912 | | | 70 | 62 | Sangju | Gyeongbuk | 111,592 | 116,365 | | | 71 | 64 | Yeongcheon | Gyeongbuk | 108,649 | 110,918 | | | 72 | 66 | Boryeong | Chungnam | 108,377 | 109,423 | | | 73 | 67 | Gimje | Jeonbuk | 104,128 | 102,428 | | | 74 | 70 | Donghae | Gangwon | 100,180 | 96,280 | | | 75 | 69 | Naju | Jeonnam | 98,753 | 99,233 | | | 76 | 71 | Namwon | Jeonbuk | 95,112 | 94,810 | | | 77 | 73 | Sokcho | Gangwon | 87,437 | 87,880 | | | 78 | 74 | Seogwipo | Jeju | 83,272 | 80,734 | | | 79 | 76 | Dongducheon | Gyeonggi | 80,771 | 72,366 | | | 80 | 72 | Mungyeong | Gyeongbuk | 78,626 | 90,778 | | | 81 | 75 | Samcheok | Gangwon | 73,545 | 75,592 | | | 82 | 77 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi | 62,218 | 66,592 | | | 83 | 78 | Taebaek | Gangwon | 52,837 | 54,164 | | | 84 | - | Gyeryong | Chungnam | 31,754 | | | Source: Korean Wikipdia article retrieved on March 9, 2008. 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