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Paek'ak

City population
125,924
#23
in North Korea
#4
in South Pyongan
#4,550
worldwide
PyongyangPaek'ak
39.463, 125.606 · 49 km from Pyongyang
Share of North Korea
0.5%
Of the national population
Elevation
28 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Pyongyang
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
IANA zone identifier

About Paek'ak

Paek'ak is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 125,924. It is the 23rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 4,550th largest worldwide. It lies 49 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#23of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#4of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#4of 11
Coordinates
39.463, 125.606
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.

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All 96 in North Korea

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