Yongin 용인시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 용인시 |
| • Hanja | 龍仁市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yongin-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yongin-si |
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 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon) |
| Administrative divisions | 3gu, 4eup, 3myeon, 35 dong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Yoo Jin-Sun (Democratic Party) |
| • Council | Yongin City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 591.32 km2 (228.31 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2022) | |
• Total | 1,076,369 |
| • Density | 1,860.44/km2 (4,818.5/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeonggi |
| Area code | +82-31-2xx |
| Website | yongin.go.kr |
Yongin (Korean: 용인;RR: Yongin-si;Korean pronunciation:[joŋ.in]) is a city in theSeoul Metropolitan Area, the largest inGyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the country. Yongin is a multi-nuclear city with multiple urban centers, not a single nuclear structure, and Giheung District crosses the Yeongdong Expressway and Dongbaek, while Suji District crosses Pungdeokcheon Stream and Jukjeon.
Yongin is a city almost as large asSeoul by area, consisting of the highly urbanized districts ofSuji District andGiheung District and the semi-urbanized district ofCheoin District. Yongin's urbanized districts are located close to the capital and many commute to and fromdowntown Seoul in approximately 30–40 minutes by car using theGyeongbu Expressway or Yongin-Seoul Expressway, theBundang Line subway, theShinbundang Line subway or metropolitan buses. TheShinbundang Line with a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph) extended to Suji District in January 2016, which allows Suji residents to travel toGangnam Station in 25 minutes. The Bundang Line extended south toGiheung Station in December 2011, connecting toEverLine that extends all the way to Everland. In December 2013, the Bundang Line extended toSuwon Station ofSeoul Subway Line 1.
Yongin is home toEverland andCaribbean Bay, South Korea's most popular amusement and water parks. The city is also home to theKorean Folk Village, the largest of its kind. The 12,000-capacityYongin Stadium and the 37,000-capacityYongin Citizen Sports Park Stadium are the largest sports venues in Yongin. Both stadiums are used mostly for football matches.
Although there is evidence of human settlement here as far back as the fifth century, Yongin was granted city status only in March 1996.
Yongin has an inland location in the southern part of Gyeonggi province.
Yongin has ahumid continental climate (Köppen:Dwa) due to its inland location. The average yearly temperature is 11.6 °C, the average temperature in January is -3.1 °C, the average temperature in August is 25.1 °C, and the average yearly precipitation is 1,300mm.
| Climate data for Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin (1994–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 4.4 (39.9) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) | −6.0 (21.2) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 0.5 (32.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.68) | 31.6 (1.24) | 40.3 (1.59) | 75.6 (2.98) | 89.4 (3.52) | 123.5 (4.86) | 374.6 (14.75) | 290.3 (11.43) | 130.7 (5.15) | 50.1 (1.97) | 47.2 (1.86) | 21.4 (0.84) | 1,291.9 (50.86) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 88.9 |
| Source:Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Yongin has many university campuses, namelyYong-In University, noted for its sports courses,Myongji University's Yongin Campus,Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' Global Campus, the Police University,Kangnam University (named for its former campus inGangnam District,Seoul),Yong-in Songdam College,Dankook University andCalvin University.
Yongin has a major tech industry, centered aroundmemory chips anddisplays.
The city is home toSamsung Electronics' Giheung Campus inGiheung District. It is Samsung's first semiconductor fabrication plant, completed in 1983, and produces DRAM. In 2024, a new R&D center for the company was completed at a cost of 20 trillionKRW.[2] Later in the year, the South Korean government approved of Samsung's plan to invest 300 trillion KRW in the southwest of the city to build the world's largest semiconductor cluster.[3]
Yongin also hosts the headquarters ofSamsung Display, the display subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, andSamsung SDI, the battery making subsidiary ofSamsung Group. The Samsung Display's new headquarters were completed in 2024.[4]
In 2025, leading memory chipmakerSK Hynix announced its four fabs built in the southeast of the city will receive investments totaling up to an unprecedented 600 trillion KRW to meet booming demand inartificial intelligence.[5]
The two projects by South Korea's largest chipmakers will turn Yongin into the world's largest semiconductor hub.
Yongin also has a major tourism industry, withEverland theme park,Caribbean Bay water park, theKorean Folk Village, andDaejanggeum Park all being major attractions.
The city is divided into threegu (districts):
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1966 | 105,179 | — |
| 1970 | 96,551 | −2.12% |
| 1975 | 111,442 | +2.91% |
| 1980 | 135,537 | +3.99% |
| 1985 | 153,767 | +2.56% |
| 1990 | 187,975 | +4.10% |
| 1995 | 242,048 | +5.19% |
| 2000 | 384,741 | +9.71% |
| 2005 | 686,842 | +12.29% |
| 2010 | 847,138 | +4.28% |
| 2015 | 971,327 | +2.77% |
| 2020 | 1,089,087 | +2.32% |
| 2022 | 1,092,840 | +0.17% |
Yongin's population surpassed the 1 million mark in 2017.
Yongin is served by trains on theSeoul Metropolitan Subway. TheBundang Line has been extended into Yongin, calling atJukjeon,Bojeong, Guseong, Singal, Giheung and Sanggal stations; and it has been extended towards Suwon Station, in Suwon. Since May 2013 a new line named theEverLine Rapid Transit System is in operation and linked to theBundang Line atGiheung Station where it is possible to transfer between lines without going outside. From 2016 onwards, the innerSuji area will also be served by four newShinbundang Line stations,[6] which will allow Suji residents travel toGangnam Station in less than 30 minutes. An extension from Gangnam toSinsa station, began construction in 2016 and was opened on May 28, 2022.
TheGTXhigher-speed rail serves Yongin throughGuseong Station, which the GTX-A line runs through. It was completed in 2025.
Yongin has an intercity bus terminal in the city center, though the densely settled northern areas are served better by the terminal in Yatap-dong,Seongnam.
Yongin's most famous food is the Sundae of Baekam-myeon, Chouin-gu. Baekamsundae has a special feature of filling meat without blood.
Yongin is the home of theWKBLwomen's basketball teamYongin Samsung Life Blueminx and theK League 2football clubYongin FC. The city is also home to theYongin Football Center.
TheYongin Mireu Stadium, home of Yongin FC, is the largest stadium in the city.Suwon Samsung Bluewings have also used the venue as their temporary home ground when theSuwon World Cup Stadium was unavailable.[7]
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