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Sinmak

North Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
18,669
#93
in North Korea
#6
in North Hwanghae
#26,762
worldwide
PyongyangSinmak
38.417, 126.233 · 80 km from Pyongyang
City population
18,669
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#93
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#26,762
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Sinmak

Sinmak is a city in North Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 18,669. It is the 93rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 26,762nd largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#93of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hwanghae
#6of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hwanghae
Rank in region
#6of 6
Distance to capital
80 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
110 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.417, 126.233
Record updated
2016-12-03
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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