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Sinp’o

City population
152,759
#19
in North Korea
#4
in South Hamgyong
#3,727
worldwide
PyongyangSinp’o
40.040, 128.194 · 237 km from Pyongyang
Share of North Korea
0.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
39 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Pyongyang
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
IANA zone identifier

About Sinp’o

Sinp’o is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 152,759. It is the 19th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 3,727th largest worldwide. It lies 237 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#19of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hamgyong
#4of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#4of 10
Coordinates
40.040, 128.194
Record updated
13 November 2025
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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