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Hŭkkyo-ri

North Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
25,437
#77
in North Korea
#4
in North Hwanghae
#20,753
worldwide
PyongyangHŭkkyo-ri
38.799, 125.792 · 26 km from Pyongyang
City population
25,437
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#77
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#20,753
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Hŭkkyo-ri

Hŭkkyo-ri is a city in North Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 25,437. It is the 77th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 20,753rd largest worldwide. It lies 26 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#77of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hwanghae
#4of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hwanghae
Rank in region
#4of 6
Distance to capital
26 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.799, 125.792
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 Korea

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

14KMSongnim-ni152K people24KMKangsŏn102K people24KMMan’gyŏngdae-ri322K people26KMPyongyang3.22M people27KMSŭngho 1-tong40K people

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