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Anyang, Gyeonggi
Anyang (안양시, 安養市) is a Gyeonggi Province satellite city southwest of Seoul with two districts, Manan-gu and Dongan-gu, about 562,000 residents, 58.50 km2, and a name from Anyangsa Temple founded by King Taejo of Goryeo. Distinct from Anyang, Henan, China.
Bucheon-si (city)
Bucheon-si (부천시) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, between Seoul and Incheon. Created July 1, 1973 from Sosa-eup; 769,918 residents on 53.4 km²; name first used in 1914.
Busan (부산)
Busan (부산), South Korea's second-largest city and top trading port on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula; 3.3 million residents, 771.33 km², wartime capital during the Korean War, host of BIFF.
Changhua (city)
Changhua (彰化市), county seat of Changhua County in central Taiwan, founded 1723 as Banxian under the Qing; first brick city wall in Taiwan (1815), home of the sole surviving fan-shaped railway roundhouse (1922), population about 218,000.
Changwon
Changwon (창원), capital of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea; a planned machinery-industry city around the 1974 Changwon National Industrial Complex, merged with Masan and Jinhae in 2010, population about 1.02 million across five districts.
Cheonan
Cheonan (천안시) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, a rural-urban complex city of two districts, Dongnam-gu and Seobuk-gu, with about 700,000 residents, OECD metropolitan FUA status, and major population and regeneration programs.
Cheongju-si (city)
Cheongju (청주시; 淸州市) is the capital city of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, formed as a unified city in 2014. It covers 941 km², reached 890,085 residents in August 2026, and printed the Jikji with movable metal type in 1377.
Chiayi City
Chiayi City (嘉義市) is a provincial city in southwestern Taiwan at the northern Jianan Plain, split into East and West districts by the Taiwan Railway, historically the lumber city at the foot of the Alishan Forest Railway.
Chinju
Chinju (Jinju, 진주시, 晉州市) is a city in southwestern South Gyeongsang, South Korea, on the Nam River; former Jinjumok seat, site of the 1592 Jinjuseong victory, area 712.94 km², population about 339,000 (2024).
Chongjin
Chongjin (청진시, 淸津市) is a port and heavy-industry city on North Korea's northeast coast, home to the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, a major rail hub, and the Chongjin Shipyard.
Chuncheon
Chuncheon (춘천시) is the capital city of Gangwon Province, South Korea, a basin city on the Bukhan and Soyang rivers with about 290,810 residents (August 2025), pursuing a 300,000-population HUB city vision and major station-area redevelopment.
Chungju
Chungju (충주) is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on the Namhan River; population 213,090 (Dec 2025), home to the Chungju Dam, Goguryeo Stele, Suanbo hot springs, and Chungbuk Innovation City.
Daegu (대구)
Daegu (대구, 大邱) is a metropolitan city in southeastern South Korea, a basin city with Korea's second-highest recorded temperature (40°C, 1942). Metropolitan city since 1995, it absorbed Gunwi-gun in 2023, has about 2.35 million people, and a 74.5-trillion-won GRDP.
Daejeon (대전광역시)
Daejeon (대전광역시), a South Korean metropolitan city of about 1.44 million between Seoul and Busan, hosts Daedeok Innopolis, Korea's oldest science park, with 30 government research institutes and over 1,200 high-tech firms.
Darkhan (Дархан) (city)
Darkhan (Дархан) is Mongolia's third-largest city and the center of Darkhan-Uul Province, founded 17 October 1961 with socialist-country aid and known as the Friendship City, a major industrial, steel, and educational center 222 km from Ulaanbaatar.
Geoje
Geoje (거제; 巨濟) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, on Geoje Island; a shipbuilding center hosting Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries yards, with 228,629 residents (September 2026) and a history from Byeonhan's Dokro-guk through the 1592 Battle of Okpo.
Gijang
Gijang County (기장군) is Busan's only gun, a 218.34 km² coastal county in northeast Busan with about 175,600 residents, named since 757, re-established in 1995, home to the Kori nuclear plant, Haedong Yonggungsa, and Jeonggwan New Town.
Gimpo-si
Gimpo-si (김포시, 金浦市) is a city in northwestern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, at the Han River mouth near Gimpo Airport; 276.606 km², about 514,000 residents, 3 eup, 3 myeon, 8 dong, promoted from Gimpo-gun to city status in 1998.
Gumi
Gumi (구미시, 龜尾市) is a city in southwestern Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, home to the country's largest inland national industrial complex (38 km²), created in 1969 for electronics; Samsung, LG, and SK Siltron operate there, with exports reaching $30 billion by 2005.
Gunpo
Gunpo (군포) is a city in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 25 km south of Seoul; third-smallest Korean city at 36.42 km², home to the Sanbon second-generation new town, population about 249,000.
Gunsan
Gunsan (군산시, 群山市) is a port city in North Jeolla, South Korea, at the Geum River estuary. Port opened 1 May 1899; colonial rice-export city; population 255,575 (2026); modern heritage tourism and Kunsan Air Base.
Guri-si
Guri-si (구리시) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, east of Seoul on the Han River. Korea's smallest city by area (33.33 km²), population about 188,000, home to the UNESCO-listed Donggureung royal tombs, promoted to city status in 1986.
Gwangju (광주)
Gwangju (광주, "light prefecture") names two Korean cities: Gwangju Metropolitan City, sixth-largest in Korea, home of the 1980 May 18 Uprising and Gwangju Biennale, and Gyeonggi's satellite city of 421,000 near Seoul.
Gwangmyeong
Gwangmyeong (광명시), city in western Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, bordering Seoul; promoted from Siheung County's Seo-myeon on 1 July 1981. About 294,000 residents (2026), 38.5 km², industrial satellite city with KTX Gwangmyeong Station and Gwangmyeong Cave.
Gyeongju (경주)
Gyeongju (경주), ancient Seorabeol, South Korean city in North Gyeongsang Province and capital of the Silla kingdom 57 BCE–935 CE; home of the UNESCO-listed Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000), royal tumuli, Cheomseongdae, and Bulguksa-era Buddhist monuments.
Gyeongsan-si
Gyeongsan-si (경산시) is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, southeast of Daegu; city status 1989, merged with Gyeongsan-gun 1995; about 286,000 residents, knowledge and general industrial districts, Hayang metro terminus.
Haeju
Haeju (해주, 海州) is the capital of South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, a Yellow Sea port city about 100 km south of Pyongyang; it is the west coast's only ice-free port, second largest behind Nampho, with chemical industry and a 10,000 kW solar farm opened 2026.
Hamhung
Hamhung (함흥), capital of South Hamgyong Province on North Korea's east coast, historically the second-largest city (769,000; UN estimate 544,000, now third). Its urban form layers Joseon, Japanese colonial, and socialist planning, including East German postwar reconstruction and the Hungnam chemical and vinalon industry.
Hanam
Hanam (하남시, Hanam-si) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, east of Seoul on the Han River. Established 1989 from Gwangju-gun, it is the estimated site of early Baekje's capital Hanam Wirye-seong and has 14 administrative dongs.
Hanyang
Hanyang (한양; 漢陽) is the historical name of Seoul, South Korea, capital of the Joseon dynasty from 1394 to 1910, officially designated Hanseong-bu and now nominated for UNESCO listing.