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Hwacheon Population

Monthly resident registration population · KOSIS

MonthlyLatest available: Aug 2026

Current population

22,908

Data period: Aug 2026

YoY change

+1.70%

+383 people · Year-over-year

Annual Local Government Budget

KRW 481.29 billion

≈ US$353.56 million

Fiscal year 2026 · Initial budget

General and special accounts · Excludes funds

View exact KRW amount

KRW 481,291,187,000

FX reference date: · ECB · Reference conversion

Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety · Local Finance 365

Population rank within Gangwon#1718 cities and counties
Share of parent population1.52%Gangwon
Share of national population0.04%Aug 2026

5-year monthly trend

Hwacheon · people

Population
Aug 202622,908 people

Monthly resident registration population. Use the month control to inspect each value, or open the data table.

Hwacheon · 5-year monthly trend24,71924,00923,29922,58821,878Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Aug 2026
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Hwacheon · 5-year monthly trend
Data periodPopulation
Aug 202622,908
Jul 202622,773
Jun 202622,579
May 202622,328
Apr 202622,335
Mar 202622,290
Feb 202622,284
Jan 202622,338
Dec 202522,371
Nov 202522,375
Oct 202522,433
Sep 202522,504
Aug 202522,525
Jul 202522,587
Jun 202522,550
May 202522,561
Apr 202522,596
Mar 202522,609
Feb 202522,612
Jan 202522,764
Dec 202422,922
Nov 202422,975
Oct 202422,980
Sep 202422,965
Aug 202422,986
Jul 202423,020
Jun 202422,955
May 202422,781
Apr 202422,821
Mar 202422,830
Feb 202422,859
Jan 202422,942
Dec 202323,007
Nov 202323,018
Oct 202323,113
Sep 202323,104
Aug 202323,116
Jul 202323,147
Jun 202323,190
May 202323,174
Apr 202323,133
Mar 202323,144
Feb 202323,230
Jan 202323,323
Dec 202223,388
Nov 202223,520
Oct 202223,620
Sep 202223,731
Aug 202223,806
Jul 202223,864
Jun 202223,961
May 202224,029
Apr 202224,050
Mar 202224,046
Feb 202224,094
Jan 202224,105
Dec 202124,195
Nov 202124,242
Oct 202124,247
Sep 202124,313
Definition

This population series is based on South Korea's resident registration statistics. Foreign residents are not included in this dataset.

Methodology
Source: KOSIS ↗ · Monthly resident registration populationLast updated: Sep 29, 2026

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