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Sil-li

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
19,463
#90
in North Korea
#10
in South Pyongan
#25,909
worldwide
PyongyangSil-li
39.495, 125.474 · 57 km from Pyongyang
City population
19,463
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#90
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#25,909
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Sil-li

Sil-li is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 19,463. It is the 90th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 25,909th largest worldwide. It lies 57 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#90of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#10of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#10of 11
Distance to capital
57 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.495, 125.474
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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All 96 in North Korea

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