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Songnim-ni

North Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
152,425
#20
in North Korea
#2
in North Hwanghae
#3,735
worldwide
PyongyangSongnim-ni
38.763, 125.641 · 32 km from Pyongyang
City population
152,425
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#20
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,735
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.6%
of the national population

About Songnim-ni

Songnim-ni is a city in North Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 152,425. It is the 20th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 3,735th largest worldwide. It lies 32 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#20of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in North Hwanghae
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
North Hwanghae
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
32 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
27 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.763, 125.641
Record updated
2021-08-06
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.

16KMHwangju-ŭp36K people18KMChunghwa19K people20KMKangsŏn102K people20KMNamp’o455K people25KMMan’gyŏngdae-ri322K people

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