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Myŏnggan-dong

North Hamgyong · North Korea
City population
99,557
#31
in North Korea
#3
in North Hamgyong
#5,801
worldwide
PyongyangMyŏnggan-dong
41.137, 129.495 · 395 km from Pyongyang
City population
99,557
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#31
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,801
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.4%
of the national population

About Myŏnggan-dong

Myŏnggan-dong is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 99,557. It is the 31st largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 5,801st largest worldwide. It lies 395 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#31of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hamgyong
#3of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hamgyong
Rank in region
#3of 18
Distance to capital
395 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
234 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.137, 129.495
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.

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