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Sŭngho 1-tong

Pyongyang · North Korea
City population
39,841
#59
in North Korea
#3
in Pyongyang
#14,044
worldwide
PyongyangSŭngho 1-tong
38.991, 125.978 · 20 km from Pyongyang
City population
39,841
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#59
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,044
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Sŭngho 1-tong

Sŭngho 1-tong is a city in Pyongyang, North Korea with a population of 39,841. It is the 59th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 14,044th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#59of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Pyongyang
#3of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Pyongyang
Rank in region
#3of 6
Distance to capital
20 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
38 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
38.991, 125.978
Record updated
2012-01-19
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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