HONGWŎN

South Hamgyong · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 40.03°N / 127.96°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,044,050

Hongwŏn is a city in North Korea with a population of 70,923. It sits at 40.03/127.96, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 11 km from Samho-rodongjagu.

Population 70,923

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: South Hamgyong
Coords: 40.03°N / 127.96°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

SW Samho-rodongjagu South Hamgyong 19,025 11.3 km

E Yuktae-dong South Hamgyong 76,427 17.4 km

E Sinp’o South Hamgyong 152,759 20.4 km

SW Hŭngnam South Hamgyong 346,082 34.4 km

W Hamhŭng South Hamgyong 559,056 37.7 km

W Yŏnggwang-ŭp South Hamgyong 21,882 42.8 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Hongwŏn?: 70,923 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Hongwŏn in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Hongwŏn in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Hongwŏn from Pyongyang?: About 219 km.
Does Hongwŏn 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 Hongwŏn in?: South Hamgyong.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2044050

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2044050,
    "name": "Hongwŏn",
    "ascii_name": "Hongwon",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 70923,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 40.02528,
    "longitude": 127.95583
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.7x the population of Samho-rodongjagu.
11 km from Samho-rodongjagu.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.