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Chaeryŏng-ŭp

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
53,330
#49
in North Korea
#14
in South Hwanghae
#10,765
worldwide
PyongyangChaeryŏng-ŭp
38.399, 125.616 · 72 km from Pyongyang
City population
53,330
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#49
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,765
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Chaeryŏng-ŭp

Chaeryŏng-ŭp is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 53,330. It is the 49th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 10,765th largest worldwide. It lies 72 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#49of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#14of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#14of 18
Distance to capital
72 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.399, 125.616
Record updated
2020-06-11
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

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

13KMSinch’ŏn-ŭp141K people16KMAnak20K people17KMSariwŏn-si310K people22KMSinwŏn-ŭp83K people23KMAyang-ni16K people

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