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Sinŭiju
City population
288,112
#12
in North Korea
#1
in P'yongan-bukto
#1,983
worldwide
40.101, 124.398 · 166 km from Pyongyang
About Sinŭiju
Sinŭiju is a city in P'yongan-bukto, North Korea with a population of 288,112. It is the 12th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,983rd largest worldwide. It lies 166 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
40.101, 124.398
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.