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Yŏnggwang-ŭp
City population
21,882
#81
in North Korea
#8
in South Hamgyong
#23,633
worldwide
40.018, 127.455 · 182 km from Pyongyang
About Yŏnggwang-ŭp
Yŏnggwang-ŭp is a city in South Hamgyong, North Korea with a population of 21,882. It is the 81st largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 23,633rd largest worldwide. It lies 182 km from Pyongyang.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 10
Coordinates
40.018, 127.455
Record updated
11 June 2020
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.