KOSAN

Kangwŏn-do · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 38.86°N / 127.42°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,875,632

Kosan is a city in North Korea with a population of 24,822. It sits at 38.86/127.42, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 22 km from Hoeyang.

Population 24,822

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: Kangwŏn-do
Coords: 38.86°N / 127.42°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

SE Hoeyang Kangwŏn-do 21,111 22.5 km

NE Anbyŏn-ŭp Kangwŏn-do 31,845 22.7 km

N Wŏnsan Kangwŏn-do 329,207 33.0 km

E T’ongch’ŏn-ŭp Kangwŏn-do 20,575 42.5 km

Air access

nearby

WOS

Wonsan Kalma Airport

Medium airport

34.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kosan?: 24,822 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kosan in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Kosan in?: North Korea (KP).
Which airport serves Kosan?: Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS).
How far is Kosan from Pyongyang?: About 145 km.
Does Kosan 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 Kosan in?: Kangwŏn-do.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1875632

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1875632,
    "name": "Kosan",
    "ascii_name": "Kosan",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 24822,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.85583,
    "longitude": 127.41806
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x the population of Hoeyang.
22 km from Hoeyang.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.