SAMCH’ŎN

South Hwanghae · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 38.36°N / 125.33°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,871,537

Samch’ŏn is a city in North Korea with a population of 86,042. It sits at 38.36/125.33, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 13 km from Sinch’ŏn-ŭp.

Population 86,042

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: South Hwanghae
Coords: 38.36°N / 125.33°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Sinch’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 141,407 13.9 km

W Songhwa South Hwanghae 44,274 16.5 km

NW Ŭllyul South Hwanghae 107,997 20.9 km

NE Anak North Hwanghae 19,995 22.3 km

SW Changyŏn South Hwanghae 39,368 23.4 km

N Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 95,597 24.5 km

E Chaeryŏng-ŭp South Hwanghae 53,330 25.7 km

W Kwail-ŭp South Hwanghae 89,895 28.5 km

S T’aet’an-ŭp South Hwanghae 64,258 30.2 km

SE Pyŏksŏng-ŭp South Hwanghae 12,937 40.1 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Samch’ŏn?: 86,042 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Samch’ŏn in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Samch’ŏn in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Samch’ŏn from Pyongyang?: About 84 km.
Does Samch’ŏn 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 Samch’ŏn in?: South Hwanghae.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1871537

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1871537,
    "name": "Samch’ŏn",
    "ascii_name": "Samch'on",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 86042,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.35944,
    "longitude": 125.32586
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x smaller than Sinch’ŏn-ŭp.
13 km from Sinch’ŏn-ŭp.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.