Jeonju

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#374

Global Rank

7.0

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

3.1%


Share

South Korea • East Asia • Language power • Time zone Asia/Seoul UTC+9

Population
1.8M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
7,332 km² (2,831 mi²)
Density
246/km² (637/mi²)

Primary city Jeonju

State / province Jeollabuk

Language Korean

Jeonju metro area

35.82, 127.15
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • South Korea

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Jeonju • Level: 1

9 titles2 Cont.Domestic leagues →

Championship History

11 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Jeonju, across all sports, newest first. 11 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2025
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2021
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2020
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2018
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2017· 2016-11-26
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2017
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2015
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2014
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2011
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2009
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2007· 2006-11-08

Top Companies

2 companies
1JB Financial Group
$4B
Public
2Doosan Fuel Cell
$2B
Public

Total Market Cap: $5B across 2 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Skyline Eramedian completion 2020
100% built since 2000100% since 2010earliest 2020

Completion decade of 9 of 9 buildings at 150m+ / 492ft+ with a known year.

Languages of Jeonju

Korean first in Jeollabuk; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoKorean
AdministrativeKorean
NationalKorean

Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#668

Jeonbuk National University

Jeonju, South Korea

#1783

Wonkwang University

Iksan, South Korea