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P’yŏngsŏng
City population
100,000
#29
in North Korea
#7
in South Pyongan
#5,761
worldwide
39.246, 125.872 · 26 km from Pyongyang
About P’yŏngsŏng
P’yŏngsŏng is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 100,000. It is the 29th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 5,761st largest worldwide. It lies 26 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 11
Coordinates
39.246, 125.872
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.