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Sariwŏn-si
City population
310,100
#11
in North Korea
#1
in North Hwanghae
#1,836
worldwide
38.507, 125.756 · 59 km from Pyongyang
About Sariwŏn-si
Sariwŏn-si is a city in North Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 310,100. It is the 11th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,836th largest worldwide. It lies 59 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.507, 125.756
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.