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Chŏngju
City population
29,065
#73
in North Korea
#4
in P'yongan-bukto
#18,562
worldwide
39.693, 125.210 · 87 km from Pyongyang
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 6
Coordinates
39.693, 125.210
Record updated
19 January 2012
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.