Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · North Korea · Asia

Songwŏn

Chagang · North Korea
City population
38,051
#61
in North Korea
#6
in Chagang
#14,594
worldwide
PyongyangSongwŏn
40.377, 125.879 · 150 km from Pyongyang
City population
38,051
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#61
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,594
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Songwŏn

Songwŏn is a city in Chagang, North Korea with a population of 38,051. It is the 61st largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 14,594th largest worldwide. It lies 150 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#61of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Chagang
#6of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Chagang
Rank in region
#6of 8
Distance to capital
150 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
329 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
40.377, 125.879
Record updated
2025-09-09
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.

26KMKop’ung32K people36KMSongwŏn-ŭp38K people58KMKujang-ŭp20K people66KMYŏch’im-dong47K people69KMKusŏng-si31K people

Explore

North KoreaAll 96 citiesChagang8 cities in the regionCountry profileNorth Korea population & indicators