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Haeju

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
222,396
#14
in North Korea
#1
in South Hwanghae
#2,592
worldwide
PyongyangHaeju
38.041, 125.715 · 111 km from Pyongyang
City population
222,396
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#14
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,592
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.8%
of the national population

About Haeju

Haeju is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 222,396. It is the 14th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 2,592nd largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#14of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#1of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#1of 18
Distance to capital
111 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.041, 125.715
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 Korea

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

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