City profile · North Korea · Asia
Chongjin
City population
327,000
#8
in North Korea
#1
in North Hamgyong
#1,747
worldwide
41.796, 129.776 · 458 km from Pyongyang
About Chongjin
Chongjin is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 327,000. It is the 8th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,747th largest worldwide. It lies 458 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 18
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.796, 129.776
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.