SINŬIJU

P'yŏngan-bukto · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 40.10°N / 124.40°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,040,893

Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea with a population of 288,112. It sits at 40.10/124.40, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 3 km from Dandong.

Population 288,112

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: P'yŏngan-bukto
Coords: 40.10°N / 124.40°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

N Dandong Liaoning 631,973 3.2 km

SW Langtoucun Liaoning 59,046 8.5 km

NE Uiju P'yŏngan-bukto 50,081 15.8 km

SE Yŏmju P'yŏngan-bukto 9,437 28.7 km

SW Xinxing Liaoning 0 35.0 km

SW Sindo P'yŏngan-bukto 11,810 35.5 km

W Hongqi Liaoning 0 44.8 km

NW Fengcheng Liaoning 120,514 48.0 km

Air access

nearby

UJU

Uiju Airport

Small airport

10.4 km

DDG

Dandong Langtou International Airport

Medium airport

12.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Sinŭiju?: 288,112 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sinŭiju in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Sinŭiju in?: North Korea (KP).
Which airport serves Sinŭiju?: Uiju Airport (UJU).
How far is Sinŭiju from Pyongyang?: About 166 km.
Does Sinŭiju 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 Sinŭiju in?: P'yŏngan-bukto.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2040893

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2040893,
    "name": "Sinŭiju",
    "ascii_name": "Sinuiju",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 288112,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 40.10056,
    "longitude": 124.39806
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.2x smaller than Dandong.
3 km from Dandong.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.