Changwon

specific city in South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Place special_status_city Q243327
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Changwon

Summary

Changwon is a special-status city[1]. Changwon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Changwon is located in South Gyeongsang[3].
  • Changwon is in the country of South Korea[4].
  • Changwon's instance of is recorded as special-status city[5].
  • Changwon's instance of is recorded as city of South Korea[6].
  • Changwon's instance of is recorded as list of capitals in South Korea[7].
  • Changwon's shares border with is recorded as Busan[8].
  • Changwon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zapopan[9].
  • Changwon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yakutsk[10].
  • Changwon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Himeji[11].
  • Changwon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baltimore[12].
  • Changwon's Commons category is recorded as Changwon[13].
  • Changwon's located in time zone is recorded as Korea Standard Time[14].
  • Changwon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[15].
  • Changwon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.228055555556, 'lon': 128.68111111111}[16].
  • Changwon's official website is recorded as http://eng.changwon.go.kr/[17].
  • Changwon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Changwon[18].
  • Changwon's Commons gallery is recorded as 창원시[19].
  • Changwon has a population of {'amount': '+1009998'}[20].
  • Changwon has a population of {'amount': '+1046054'}[21].
  • Changwon's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1408[22].
  • Changwon's capital of is recorded as South Gyeongsang[23].
  • Changwon's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Changwon[24].
  • Changwon's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Changwon[25].
  • Changwon's owner of is recorded as Masan Stadium[26].
  • Changwon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}[27].

Body

Geography

Changwon is in the country of South Korea[4]. Changwon is located in South Gyeongsang[3].

Physical Characteristics

Changwon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+736.3'}[28]. Changwon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1009998'}[20] and {'amount': '+1046054'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include special-status city[5], city of South Korea[6], and list of capitals in South Korea[7].

Why It Matters

Changwon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Changwon is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . kosis.kr. kosis.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . changwon.go.kr. changwon.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone Korea Standard Time, UTC+09:00
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||6 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; downgrade preferred ranks ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 27d ago · EUPBR · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 35.228055555556, 'lon': 128.68111111111}
    Instance of
    Twinned administrative body Zapopan, Yakutsk, Himeji +1
    Coordinates
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Changwon.svg"
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