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Pongch’ŏn-ŭp
City population
79,740
#39
in North Korea
#11
in South Hwanghae
#7,243
worldwide
38.124, 126.205 · 108 km from Pyongyang
About Pongch’ŏn-ŭp
Pongch’ŏn-ŭp is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 79,740. It is the 39th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 7,243rd largest worldwide. It lies 108 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#11of 18
Coordinates
38.124, 126.205
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.