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Kowŏn-ŭp

South Hamgyong · North Korea
City population
21,490
#83
in North Korea
#9
in South Hamgyong
#23,961
worldwide
PyongyangKowŏn-ŭp
39.438, 127.243 · 136 km from Pyongyang
City population
21,490
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#83
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#23,961
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Kowŏn-ŭp

Kowŏn-ŭp is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 21,490. It is the 83rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 23,961st largest worldwide. It lies 136 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#83of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hamgyong
#9of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hamgyong
Rank in region
#9of 10
Distance to capital
136 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.438, 127.243
Record updated
2012-01-19
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.

36KMWŏnsan329K people50KMAnbyŏn-ŭp32K people56KMHŭngnam346K people59KMHamhŭng559K people66KMKosan25K people

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