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Sinwŏn-ŭp

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
83,161
#38
in North Korea
#10
in South Hwanghae
#6,930
worldwide
PyongyangSinwŏn-ŭp
38.235, 125.762 · 89 km from Pyongyang
City population
83,161
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#38
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#6,930
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.3%
of the national population

About Sinwŏn-ŭp

Sinwŏn-ŭp is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 83,161. It is the 38th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 6,930th largest worldwide. It lies 89 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#38of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#10of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#10of 18
Distance to capital
89 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
85 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.235, 125.762
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.

22KMHaeju222K people22KMChaeryŏng-ŭp53K people28KMSinch’ŏn-ŭp141K people30KMSariwŏn-si310K people33KMCh’ŏngdan-ŭp143K people

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