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SUNCH’ŎN

South Pyongan · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 39.43°N / 125.93°E

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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

All facts

fields
Country
North Korea
Subdivision
South Pyongan
Coords
39.43°N / 125.93°E
UTC offset
+9
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
S P’yŏngsŏng South Pyongan 100,000 21.2 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
SE Kangdong-ŭp Pyongyang 28,922 35.1 km
W Ch’ŏsal-li South Pyongan 43,614 36.6 km
W Sil-li South Pyongan 19,463 40.1 km
N Yŏngbyŏn P'yŏngan-bukto 9,584 43.8 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ 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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