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Kowŏn-ŭp
City population
21,490
#83
in North Korea
#9
in South Hamgyong
#23,961
worldwide
39.438, 127.243 · 136 km from Pyongyang
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 10
Coordinates
39.438, 127.243
Record updated
19 January 2012
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.