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Kangsŏn

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
102,436
#28
in North Korea
#6
in South Pyongan
#5,601
worldwide
PyongyangKangsŏn
38.936, 125.581 · 18 km from Pyongyang
City population
102,436
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#28
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,601
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.4%
of the national population

About Kangsŏn

Kangsŏn is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 102,436. It is the 28th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 5,601st largest worldwide. It lies 18 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#28of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#6of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#6of 11
Distance to capital
18 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.936, 125.581
Record updated
2026-01-31
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.

9KMMan’gyŏngdae-ri322K people18KMPyongyang3.22M people20KMSongnim-ni152K people21KMChunghwa19K people24KMHŭkkyo-ri25K people

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