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Ongjin

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
64,247
#47
in North Korea
#13
in South Hwanghae
#8,972
worldwide
PyongyangOngjin
37.935, 125.362 · 127 km from Pyongyang
City population
64,247
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#47
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,972
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Ongjin

Ongjin is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 64,247. It is the 47th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 8,972nd largest worldwide. It lies 127 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#47of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#13of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#13of 18
Distance to capital
127 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
19 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
37.935, 125.362
Record updated
2012-01-19
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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