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Sinanju

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
15,693
#96
in North Korea
#11
in South Pyongan
#30,372
worldwide
PyongyangSinanju
39.598, 125.610 · 64 km from Pyongyang
City population
15,693
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#96
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,372
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Sinanju

Sinanju is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 15,693. It is the 96th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 30,372nd largest worldwide. It lies 64 km from Pyongyang.

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

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#11of 11
Distance to capital
64 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.598, 125.610
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.

Nearby Cities

All 96 in North Korea

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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