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SAMCH’ŎN

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

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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

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ 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
  }
}
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