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HONGWŎN

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

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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

3 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).

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
  }
}
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