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Hongwŏn
City population
70,923
#41
in North Korea
#6
in South Hamgyong
#8,126
worldwide
40.025, 127.956 · 219 km from Pyongyang
About Hongwŏn
Hongwŏn is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 70,923. It is the 41st largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 8,126th largest worldwide. It lies 219 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 10
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
40.025, 127.956
Record updated
2020-06-11
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.