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Anak

North Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
19,995
#87
in North Korea
#5
in North Hwanghae
#25,404
worldwide
PyongyangAnak
38.511, 125.494 · 62 km from Pyongyang
City population
19,995
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#87
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#25,404
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Anak

Anak is a city in North Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 19,995. It is the 87th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 25,404th largest worldwide. It lies 62 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#87of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hwanghae
#5of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hwanghae
Rank in region
#5of 6
Distance to capital
62 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
28 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.511, 125.494
Record updated
2026-01-03
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

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