The largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province, lying about 30 kilometers south of the national capital Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million it has more inhabitants than the metropolitan city of Ulsan, though it holds a lesser degree of self-governance as a designated special city.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Sources
1. Suwon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population_total
population_total = 1234582
Infobox, population_as_of
population_as_of = February 2026
Infobox, area_total_km2
area_total_km2 = 121.04
Infobox coordinates
37 16 N 127 01 E
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