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City profile · North Korea · Asia

Sijung

Chagang · North Korea
City population
41,842
#57
in North Korea
#4
in Chagang
#13,411
worldwide
PyongyangSijung
41.079, 126.375 · 233 km from Pyongyang
City population
41,842
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#57
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,411
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Sijung

Sijung is a city in Chagang, North Korea with a population of 41,842. It is the 57th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 13,411th largest worldwide. It lies 233 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#57of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Chagang
#4of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Chagang
Rank in region
#4of 8
Distance to capital
233 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
243 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
41.079, 126.375
Record updated
2024-04-08
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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