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Hwasŏng

North Hamgyong · North Korea
City population
99,557
#30
in North Korea
#2
in North Hamgyong
#5,800
worldwide
PyongyangHwasŏng
41.256, 129.493 · 402 km from Pyongyang
City population
99,557
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#30
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,800
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.4%
of the national population

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.

Position in North Korea
#30of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hamgyong
#2of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hamgyong
Rank in region
#2of 18
Distance to capital
402 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
98 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.256, 129.493
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.

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All 96 in North Korea

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