PONGCH’ŎN-ŬP

South Hwanghae · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 38.12°N / 126.20°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,871,932

Pongch’ŏn-ŭp is a city in North Korea with a population of 79,740. It sits at 38.12/126.20, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 16 km from Paech’ŏn-ŭp.

Population 79,740

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: South Hwanghae
Coords: 38.12°N / 126.20°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Paech’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 159,825 16.8 km

S Yŏnan-ŭp South Hwanghae 22,665 24.2 km

SW Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp South Hwanghae 142,607 29.0 km

N Sinmak North Hwanghae 18,669 32.6 km

SE Kaesŏng Kaesong 338,155 35.1 km

W Ayang-ni South Hwanghae 16,104 38.4 km

S Gyodong Incheon 0 38.5 km

SE Yangsa Incheon 0 40.3 km

W Sinwŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 83,161 40.7 km

SE Hajeom Incheon 0 42.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Pongch’ŏn-ŭp?: 79,740 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Pongch’ŏn-ŭp in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Pongch’ŏn-ŭp in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Pongch’ŏn-ŭp from Pyongyang?: About 108 km.
Does Pongch’ŏn-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 Pongch’ŏn-ŭp in?: South Hwanghae.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1871932

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1871932,
    "name": "Pongch’ŏn-ŭp",
    "ascii_name": "Pongch'on-up",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 79740,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.12389,
    "longitude": 126.20472
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x smaller than Paech’ŏn-ŭp.
16 km from Paech’ŏn-ŭp.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.