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City profile · North Korea · Asia

Sinch’ŏn-ŭp

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
141,407
#22
in North Korea
#4
in South Hwanghae
#4,018
worldwide
PyongyangSinch’ŏn-ŭp
38.353, 125.484 · 79 km from Pyongyang
City population
141,407
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#22
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,018
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.5%
of the national population

About Sinch’ŏn-ŭp

Sinch’ŏn-ŭp is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 141,407. It is the 22nd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 4,018th largest worldwide. It lies 79 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#22of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#4of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#4of 18
Distance to capital
79 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
21 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.353, 125.484
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.

Nearby Cities

All 96 in North Korea

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

13KMChaeryŏng-ŭp53K people14KMSamch’ŏn86K people18KMAnak20K people24KMŬnch’ŏn-ŭp96K people28KMSinwŏn-ŭp83K people

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