South Korea
South Korea: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
country · population 52,000,000 (registry) · Asia · page prepared 2026-11-07
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South Korea at a glance
Rolled up from the 41 regions inside South Korea on this site.
Largest employers headquartered in South Korea
Worldwide head offices from the /employers research, ranked by people employed as each company reports it.
- 1.NextStar Energy Windsor, ON · Manufacturing — lithium-ion battery cells and modules ↗1,100 at this site, 2025
Largest places in South Korea
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Seoul, Korea9,600,000
- 2.Daegu, Korea5,000,000
- 3.Daejeon, Korea1,441,203
- 4.Suwon, Korea1,234,582
- 5.Ulsan, Korea1,000,000
- 6.Pohang, Korea499,363
- 7.Pohang499,363
- 8.Gimpo, Korea486,258
- 9.Wonju, Korea362,017
- 10.Yeosu, Korea268,823
- 11.Gyeongju (Yeongiu), Korea245,365
- 12.Gangneung, Korea208,161
- 13.Seogwipo, Jeju Island180,909
- 14.Andong, Korea153,348
- 15.Yeongam, Korea57,000
Inside South Korea
41 regions have South Korea as their parent.
- Andong, Korea
- Ansan, Korea
- Busan (Pusan), Korea
- Cheongdo, Korea
- Chuncheon, Korea
- Daegu, Korea
- Daejeon, Korea
- Donghae, Korea
- Gangneung, Korea
- Gimhae, Korea
- Gimpo, Korea
- Goesan, Korea
- Goheung-gun, Korea
- Gongju, Korea
- Goseong, Korea
- Gurye-gun, Korea
- Gyeongju (Yeongiu), Korea
- Hampyeong, Korea
- Incheon
- Jangseong, Korea
- Jeju-do, South Korea island
- Jeonju, Korea
- Jindo Island, Korea
- Kunsan
- Mokpo, Korea
- Muan, Korea
- Pohang
- Pohang, Korea
- Seogwipo, Jeju Island
- Seongnam-si, Korea
- Seoul, Korea
- Sinan, Korea
- Sokcho, Korea
- Suwon, Korea
- Taebaek, Korea
- Ulsan, Korea
- Wonju, Korea
- Yeongam, Korea
- Yeonggwang-gun, Korea
- Yeosu, Korea
- Yongin, Korea
Companies based in South Korea
85 in the Research Upon company directory list their headquarters here (the first 80 shown), and 124 across South Korea and the places inside it — search them all below.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of South Korea are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.