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Wŏnsan

Kangwon-do · North Korea
City population
329,207
#7
in North Korea
#1
in Kangwon-do
#1,738
worldwide
PyongyangWŏnsan
39.153, 127.444 · 146 km from Pyongyang
City population
329,207
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#7
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,738
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
1.2%
of the national population

About Wŏnsan

Wŏnsan is a city in Kangwon-do, North Korea with a population of 329,207. It is the 7th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 1,738th largest worldwide. It lies 146 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#7of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Kangwon-do
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Kangwon-do
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
146 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.153, 127.444
Record updated
2026-04-14
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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