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Yŏnan-ŭp

South Hwanghae · North Korea
City population
22,665
#79
in North Korea
#17
in South Hwanghae
#22,990
worldwide
PyongyangYŏnan-ŭp
37.909, 126.161 · 130 km from Pyongyang
City population
22,665
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#79
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#22,990
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.1%
of the national population

About Yŏnan-ŭp

Yŏnan-ŭp is a city in South Hwanghae, North Korea with a population of 22,665. It is the 79th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 22,990th largest worldwide. It lies 130 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#79of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Hwanghae
#17of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Hwanghae
Rank in region
#17of 18
Distance to capital
130 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
43 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
37.909, 126.161
Record updated
2020-06-11
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.

15KMPaech’ŏn-ŭp160K people21KMCh’ŏngdan-ŭp143K people24KMPongch’ŏn-ŭp80K people34KMGanghwa-gun26K people · South Korea35KMKaesŏng338K people

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