YECHEON

Gyeongsangbuk-do · SOUTH KOREA (KR) · 36.66°N / 128.46°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,832,798

Yecheon is a city in South Korea with a population of 54,873. It sits at 36.66/128.46, runs on Asia/Seoul, is 23 km from Mungyeong.

Population 54,873

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Seoul

All facts

fields

Country: South Korea
Subdivision: Gyeongsangbuk-do
Coords: 36.66°N / 128.46°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

W Mungyeong Gyeongsangbuk-do 77,304 23.9 km

NE Yeongju Gyeongsangbuk-do 84,625 24.1 km

SE Andong Gyeongsangbuk-do 153,348 26.0 km

W Mungyeong Gyeongsangbuk-do 0 32.2 km

SW Sangju Gyeongsangbuk-do 101,267 37.7 km

S Kunwi Gyeongsangbuk-do 34,293 48.1 km

S Jenzan Gyeongsangbuk-do 20,673 48.3 km

Air access

nearby

YEC

Yecheon Airbase

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Yecheon?: 54,873 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Yecheon in?: Asia/Seoul.
Which country is Yecheon in?: South Korea (KR).
Which airport serves Yecheon?: Yecheon Airbase (YEC).
How far is Yecheon from Seoul?: About 165 km.
Does Yecheon have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in South Korea?: Korean.
What currency is used in South Korea?: Won.
How many cities are in South Korea?: 311 on record.
Which admin region is Yecheon in?: Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1832798

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1832798,
    "name": "Yecheon",
    "ascii_name": "Yecheon",
    "country_code": "KR",
    "population": 54873,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Seoul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 36.6574,
    "longitude": 128.45514
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.4x smaller than Mungyeong.
23 km from Mungyeong.
Same timezone (Asia/Seoul) as 310 other cities in South Korea.