Incheon Population

Incheon is a major city of South Korea, functioning as an important centre of the country’s commerce and politics. With its numerous beautiful locales and an interesting history, the city has also emerged as one of the major tourist destinations of Korea. Incheon is a considerably large city, bustling with a dense population.

The city is today home to a population of 2,628,000 people. The population of Incheon has increased considerably over the past century as the city rose in importance in the economic and political scenario of the country. Whereas, the census in 1890 showed a population of 250,000, the figure mounted up to the present amount in a little more than a century. In fact, Incheon is the second largest populated city of South Korea and comes next to Busan which has a population of more than three and a half million people.

Population of Incheon varies according to its districts, and while the areas near the harbor have a denser number of people, the inner regions are sparsely located. Bupyeong-gu houses the maximum population in the city, with 553,961 people staying in the district. Ongjin-gun has the least population in the area, as the population here is merely 14,068. Given below is a list of population showing how the headcount varies in the different districts if Incheon:

  -   Dong-gu District: 76,223 people
  -   Ganghwa-gun District: 67,067 people
  -   Gyeyang-gu District: 340,830 people
  -   Jung-gu District: 75,278 people
  -   Nam-gu District: 427,339 people
  -   Namdong-gu District: 413,342 people
  -   Ongjin-gun District: 14,068 people
  -   Seo-gu District: 351,598 people
  -   Yeonsu-gu District: 261,851 people

Incheon’s population comprises of believers in both Buddhism and Christianity. A minor part of the population is Confucianists.

A number of people from Incheon had moved to North Korea, and to USA. Sister cities of Incheon have therefore emerged in America and in parts of China and Japan. Kitakyushu in Japan is a major sister city of Incheon, and its 1,014,608 population comprises primarily of immigrated South Koreans. Anchorage in Alaska too has a major Korean population.