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Samjiyŏn-ŭp
Yanggang-do · North Korea
City population
31,471
#71
in North Korea
#3
in Yanggang-do
#17,272
worldwide
41.804, 128.319 · 377 km from Pyongyang
About Samjiyŏn-ŭp
Samjiyŏn-ŭp is a city in Yanggang-do, North Korea with a population of 31,471. It is the 71st largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 17,272nd largest worldwide. It lies 377 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Yanggang-do
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
1,364 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.804, 128.319
Record updated
2025-11-13
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.