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Songhwa

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
44,274
#54
in North Korea
#15
in South Hwanghae
#12,743
worldwide
PyongyangSonghwa
38.360, 125.137 · 92 km from Pyongyang
City population
44,274
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#54
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#12,743
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Songhwa

Songhwa is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 44,274. It is the 54th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 12,743rd largest worldwide. It lies 92 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#54of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#15of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#15of 18
Distance to capital
92 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
74 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.360, 125.137
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.

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