CHŎNGJU

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

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

9 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).
How far is Chŏngju from Pyongyang?: About 87 km.
Does Chŏngju have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in North Korea?: Korean.
What currency is used in North Korea?: North Korean Won.
How many cities are in North Korea?: 127 on record.
Which admin region is Chŏngju in?: P'yŏngan-bukto.

Get this page as JSON

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$ 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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.8x the population of Kwaksan.
10 km from Kwaksan.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.