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Puryŏng-ŭp
City population
48,958
#52
in North Korea
#10
in North Hamgyong
#11,648
worldwide
42.062, 129.705 · 474 km from Pyongyang
About Puryŏng-ŭp
Puryŏng-ŭp is a city in North Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 48,958. It is the 52nd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 11,648th largest worldwide. It lies 474 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#10of 18
Coordinates
42.062, 129.705
Record updated
13 August 2025
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.