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Anju

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
50,196
#50
in North Korea
#8
in South Pyongan
#11,373
worldwide
PyongyangAnju
39.618, 125.665 · 65 km from Pyongyang
City population
50,196
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#50
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,373
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Anju

Anju is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 50,196. It is the 50th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 11,373rd largest worldwide. It lies 65 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#50of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#8of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#8of 11
Distance to capital
65 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.618, 125.665
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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