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Kusŏng-si

P'yongan-bukto · North Korea
City population
30,902
#72
in North Korea
#3
in P'yongan-bukto
#17,560
worldwide
PyongyangKusŏng-si
39.980, 125.253 · 114 km from Pyongyang
City population
30,902
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#72
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#17,560
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Kusŏng-si

Kusŏng-si is a city in P'yongan-bukto, North Korea with a population of 30,902. It is the 72nd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 17,560th largest worldwide. It lies 114 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#72of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in P'yongan-bukto
#3of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
P'yongan-bukto
Rank in region
#3of 6
Distance to capital
114 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
79 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.980, 125.253
Record updated
2025-12-15
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.

32KMChŏngju29K people49KMSakchu-ŭp18K people52KMSinanju16K people53KMAnju50K people57KMSil-li19K people

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