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City profile · North Korea · Asia

Sunch’ŏn

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
437,000
#4
in North Korea
#1
in South Pyongan
#1,315
worldwide
PyongyangSunch’ŏn
39.432, 125.933 · 47 km from Pyongyang
City population
437,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#4
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,315
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
1.6%
of the national population

About Sunch’ŏn

Sunch’ŏn is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 437,000. It is the 4th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,315th largest worldwide. It lies 47 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#4of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#1of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#1of 11
Distance to capital
47 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
72 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.432, 125.933
Record updated
2019-02-27
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.

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