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Yŏch’im-dong
City population
47,460
#53
in North Korea
#3
in Chagang
#11,990
worldwide
40.362, 126.659 · 167 km from Pyongyang
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Coordinates
40.362, 126.659
Record updated
20 April 2024
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 KoreaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.