City profile · North Korea · Asia
Myŏngch’ŏn
City population
65,797
#45
in North Korea
#8
in North Hamgyong
#8,754
worldwide
41.071, 129.429 · 386 km from Pyongyang
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 18
Coordinates
41.071, 129.429
Record updated
8 April 2024
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.