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CHŎNGJU

P'yŏngan-bukto · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 39.69°N / 125.21°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,878,389

Chŏngju is a city in North Korea with a population of 29,065. It sits at 39.69/125.21, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 10 km from Kwaksan.

Population 29,065
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields
Country
North Korea
Subdivision
P'yŏngan-bukto
Coords
39.69°N / 125.21°E
UTC offset
+9
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km
W Kwaksan P'yŏngan-bukto 10,478 11.0 km
N Panghyŏn-dong P'yŏngan-bukto 11,026 21.7 km
SE Sil-li South Pyongan 19,463 31.6 km
N Kusŏng-si P'yŏngan-bukto 30,902 32.0 km
E Sinanju South Pyongan 15,693 35.9 km
E Anju South Pyongan 50,196 39.9 km
SE Ch’ŏsal-li South Pyongan 43,614 41.2 km
SE Paek'ak South Pyongan 125,924 42.6 km

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Chŏngju?
29,065 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chŏngju in?
Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Chŏngju in?
North Korea (KP).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1878389

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1878389,
    "name": "Chŏngju",
    "ascii_name": "Chongju",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 29065,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 39.69333,
    "longitude": 125.21028
  }
}
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