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KOWŎN-ŬP

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

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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

FAQ

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
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
  }
}
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