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Samho-rodongjagu

City population
19,025
#92
in North Korea
#10
in South Hamgyong
#26,372
worldwide
PyongyangSamho-rodongjagu
39.947, 127.871 · 208 km from Pyongyang
City population
19,025
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#92
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#26,372
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Samho-rodongjagu

Samho-rodongjagu is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 19,025. It is the 92nd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 26,372nd largest worldwide. It lies 208 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#92of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hamgyong
#10of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#10of 10
Distance to capital
to Pyongyang
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.947, 127.871
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.

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