KWAKSAN

P'yŏngan-bukto · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 39.69°N / 125.08°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,875,054

Kwaksan is a city in North Korea with a population of 10,478. It sits at 39.69/125.08, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 10 km from Chŏngju.

Population 10,478

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: P'yŏngan-bukto
Coords: 39.69°N / 125.08°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

E Chŏngju P'yŏngan-bukto 29,065 11.0 km

NE Panghyŏn-dong P'yŏngan-bukto 11,026 26.0 km

NE Kusŏng-si P'yŏngan-bukto 30,902 35.6 km

SE Sil-li South Pyongan 19,463 39.8 km

E Sinanju South Pyongan 15,693 46.3 km

NW Yŏmju P'yŏngan-bukto 9,437 47.4 km

SE Ch’ŏsal-li South Pyongan 43,614 48.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kwaksan?: 10,478 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kwaksan in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Kwaksan in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Kwaksan from Pyongyang?: About 93 km.
Does Kwaksan 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 Kwaksan in?: P'yŏngan-bukto.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1875054

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1875054,
    "name": "Kwaksan",
    "ascii_name": "Kwaksan",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 10478,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 39.6875,
    "longitude": 125.08278
  }
}

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comparatives

2.8x smaller than Chŏngju.
10 km from Chŏngju.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.