KOWŎN-ŬP

South Hamgyong · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 39.44°N / 127.24°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,875,588

Kowŏn-ŭp is a city in North Korea with a population of 21,490. It sits at 39.44/127.24, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 27 km from Sinsang-ni.

Population 21,490

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: South Hamgyong
Coords: 39.44°N / 127.24°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

NE Sinsang-ni South Hamgyong 14,960 27.4 km

SE Wŏnsan Kangwŏn-do 329,207 36.1 km

SW Sangsŏng-ni South Pyongan 9,888 42.9 km

Air access

nearby

WOS

Wonsan Kalma Airport

Medium airport

36.9 km

DSO

Sondok Airport

Medium airport

39.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kowŏn-ŭp?: 21,490 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kowŏn-ŭp in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Kowŏn-ŭp in?: North Korea (KP).
Which airport serves Kowŏn-ŭp?: Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS).
How far is Kowŏn-ŭp from Pyongyang?: About 136 km.
Does Kowŏn-ŭp 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 Kowŏn-ŭp in?: South Hamgyong.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1875588

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1875588,
    "name": "Kowŏn-ŭp",
    "ascii_name": "Kowon-up",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 21490,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 39.43806,
    "longitude": 127.24306
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.4x the population of Sinsang-ni.
27 km from Sinsang-ni.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.