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ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 1,869,012
Sunch’ŏn is a city in North Korea with a population of 437,000. It sits at 39.43/125.93, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 21 km from P’yŏngsŏng.
Population
437,000
Place Type
County Seat
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Asia/Pyongyang
- Country
- North Korea
- Subdivision
- South Pyongan
- Coords
- 39.43°N / 125.93°E
- UTC offset
- +9
- DST
- Observed
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Proximity
nearest 10 · within 50 km
W
Paek'ak
South Pyongan
125,924
28.3 km
N
Kaech’ŏn
South Pyongan
319,554
30.0 km
NW
Anju
South Pyongan
50,196
31.0 km
SW
Sunan
Pyongyang
36,671
32.7 km
NW
Sinanju
South Pyongan
15,693
33.4 km
W
Sil-li
South Pyongan
19,463
40.1 km
- What is the population of Sunch’ŏn?
- 437,000 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Sunch’ŏn in?
- Asia/Pyongyang.
- Which country is Sunch’ŏn in?
- North Korea (KP).
- Which airport serves Sunch’ŏn?
- Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ).
- How far is Sunch’ŏn from Pyongyang?
- About 47 km.
- Does Sunch’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 Sunch’ŏn in?
- South Pyongan.
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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1869012
{
"data": {
"id": 1869012,
"name": "Sunch’ŏn",
"ascii_name": "Sunch'on",
"country_code": "KP",
"population": 437000,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA3",
"latitude": 39.43167,
"longitude": 125.93278
}
}
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4.4x the population of P’yŏngsŏng.
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21 km from P’yŏngsŏng.
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Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.