City profile · North Korea · Asia
Hŭngnam
City population
346,082
#5
in North Korea
#2
in South Hamgyong
#1,656
worldwide
39.842, 127.632 · 185 km from Pyongyang
About Hŭngnam
Hŭngnam is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 346,082. It is the 5th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,656th largest worldwide. It lies 185 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 10
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.842, 127.632
Record updated
2023-01-20
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.