Yongin's urbanized districts are located close to the capital and many commute to and from downtown Seoul in approximately 30–40 minutes by car using the Gyeongbu Expressway or Yongin-Seoul Expressway, the Bundang Line subway, the Shinbundang Line subway or metropolitan buses.

Yongin is home to Everland and Caribbean Bay, South Korea's most popular amusement and water parks.

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 a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) due to its inland location.

The city is divided into three gu (districts): Yongin's population surpassed the 1 million mark in 2017.