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Chŏngju

P'yongan-bukto · North Korea
City population
29,065
#73
in North Korea
#4
in P'yongan-bukto
#18,562
worldwide
PyongyangChŏngju
39.693, 125.210 · 87 km from Pyongyang
City population
29,065
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#73
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,562
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Chŏngju

Chŏngju is a city in P'yongan-bukto, North Korea with a population of 29,065. It is the 73rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 18,562nd largest worldwide. It lies 87 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#73of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in P'yongan-bukto
#4of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
P'yongan-bukto
Rank in region
#4of 6
Distance to capital
87 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.693, 125.210
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

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

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