UIJU

P'yŏngan-bukto · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 40.20°N / 124.53°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,039,623

Uiju is a city in North Korea with a population of 50,081. It sits at 40.20/124.53, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 14 km from Dandong.

Population 50,081

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: P'yŏngan-bukto
Coords: 40.20°N / 124.53°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

SW Dandong Liaoning 631,973 14.0 km

SW Sinŭiju P'yŏngan-bukto 288,112 15.8 km

SW Langtoucun Liaoning 59,046 24.3 km

S Yŏmju P'yŏngan-bukto 9,437 34.5 km

NW Fengcheng Liaoning 120,514 48.2 km

NE Sakchu-ŭp P'yŏngan-bukto 18,001 48.6 km

Air access

nearby

UJU

Uiju Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

DDG

Dandong Langtou International Airport

Medium airport

28.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Uiju?: 50,081 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Uiju in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Uiju in?: North Korea (KP).
Which airport serves Uiju?: Uiju Airport (UJU).
How far is Uiju from Pyongyang?: About 167 km.
Does Uiju 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 Uiju in?: P'yŏngan-bukto.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2039623

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2039623,
    "name": "Uiju",
    "ascii_name": "Uiju",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 50081,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 40.19944,
    "longitude": 124.53167
  }
}

Context

comparatives

12.6x smaller than Dandong.
14 km from Dandong.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.