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Yŏch’im-dong

Chagang · North Korea
City population
47,460
#53
in North Korea
#3
in Chagang
#11,990
worldwide
PyongyangYŏch’im-dong
40.362, 126.659 · 167 km from Pyongyang
City population
47,460
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#53
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,990
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Yŏch’im-dong

Yŏch’im-dong is a city in Chagang, North Korea with a population of 47,460. It is the 53rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 11,990th largest worldwide. It lies 167 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#53of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Chagang
#3of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
Chagang
Rank in region
#3of 8
Distance to capital
167 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
472 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
40.362, 126.659
Record updated
2024-04-20
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.

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All 96 in North Korea

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