City profile · North Korea · Asia
Kaech’ŏn
City population
319,554
#10
in North Korea
#2
in South Pyongan
#1,784
worldwide
39.701, 125.893 · 75 km from Pyongyang
About Kaech’ŏn
Kaech’ŏn is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 319,554. It is the 10th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,784th largest worldwide. It lies 75 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 11
Elevation
35 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.701, 125.893
Record updated
2024-10-26
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.