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Kusŏng-si
City population
30,902
#72
in North Korea
#3
in P'yongan-bukto
#17,560
worldwide
39.980, 125.253 · 114 km from Pyongyang
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 6
Coordinates
39.980, 125.253
Record updated
15 December 2025
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.