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Changyŏn

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
39,368
#60
in North Korea
#16
in South Hwanghae
#14,189
worldwide
PyongyangChangyŏn
38.251, 125.096 · 104 km from Pyongyang
City population
39,368
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#60
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,189
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Changyŏn

Changyŏn is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 39,368. It is the 60th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 14,189th largest worldwide. It lies 104 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#60of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#16of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#16of 18
Distance to capital
104 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
21 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.251, 125.096
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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