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Chaeryŏng-ni

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
125,631
#24
in North Korea
#5
in South Pyongan
#4,562
worldwide
PyongyangChaeryŏng-ni
38.736, 125.231 · 56 km from Pyongyang
City population
125,631
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#24
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,562
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.5%
of the national population

About Chaeryŏng-ni

Chaeryŏng-ni is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 125,631. It is the 24th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 4,562nd largest worldwide. It lies 56 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#24of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#5of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#5of 11
Distance to capital
56 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.736, 125.231
Record updated
2024-04-08
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.

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All 96 in North Korea

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