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Hoeyang

Kangwon-do · North Korea
City population
21,111
#84
in North Korea
#4
in Kangwon-do
#24,260
worldwide
PyongyangHoeyang
38.710, 127.598 · 164 km from Pyongyang
City population
21,111
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#84
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#24,260
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Hoeyang

Hoeyang is a city in Kangwon-do, North Korea with a population of 21,111. It is the 84th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 24,260th largest worldwide. It lies 164 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#84of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Kangwon-do
#4of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Kangwon-do
Rank in region
#4of 5
Distance to capital
164 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
354 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.710, 127.598
Record updated
2012-02-28
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.

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