City profile · North Korea · Asia
Hwasŏng
City population
99,557
#30
in North Korea
#2
in North Hamgyong
#5,800
worldwide
41.256, 129.493 · 402 km from Pyongyang
About Hwasŏng
Hwasŏng is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 99,557. It is the 30th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 5,800th largest worldwide. It lies 402 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 18
Coordinates
41.256, 129.493
Record updated
8 April 2024
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.