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City profile · North Korea · Asia

Myŏngch’ŏn

North Hamgyong · North Korea
City population
65,797
#45
in North Korea
#8
in North Hamgyong
#8,754
worldwide
PyongyangMyŏngch’ŏn
41.071, 129.429 · 386 km from Pyongyang
City population
65,797
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#45
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,754
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Myŏngch’ŏn

Myŏngch’ŏn is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 65,797. It is the 45th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 8,754th largest worldwide. It lies 386 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#45of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hamgyong
#8of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hamgyong
Rank in region
#8of 18
Distance to capital
386 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
234 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.071, 129.429
Record updated
2024-04-08
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.

9KMMyŏnggan-dong100K people15KMKilju64K people21KMHwasŏng100K people26KMHwadae68K people46KMŎrang88K people

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