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Hwadae

North Hamgyong · North Korea
City population
67,677
#42
in North Korea
#6
in North Hamgyong
#8,504
worldwide
PyongyangHwadae
40.838, 129.497 · 377 km from Pyongyang
City population
67,677
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#42
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,504
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.3%
of the national population

About Hwadae

Hwadae is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 67,677. It is the 42nd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 8,504th largest worldwide. It lies 377 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#42of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hamgyong
#6of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hamgyong
Rank in region
#6of 18
Distance to capital
377 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
40.838, 129.497
Record updated
2024-04-08
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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