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Anbyŏn-ŭp

Kangwon-do · North Korea
City population
31,845
#69
in North Korea
#2
in Kangwon-do
#17,113
worldwide
PyongyangAnbyŏn-ŭp
39.042, 127.524 · 153 km from Pyongyang
City population
31,845
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#69
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#17,113
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Anbyŏn-ŭp

Anbyŏn-ŭp is a city in Kangwon-do, North Korea with a population of 31,845. It is the 69th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 17,113th largest worldwide. It lies 153 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#69of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Kangwon-do
#2of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Kangwon-do
Rank in region
#2of 5
Distance to capital
153 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.042, 127.524
Record updated
2012-01-19
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

All 96 in North Korea

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