YŎNGBYŎN

P'yŏngan-bukto · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 39.81°N / 125.80°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,866,453

Yŏngbyŏn is a city in North Korea with a population of 9,584. It sits at 39.81/125.80, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 14 km from Kaech’ŏn.

Population 9,584

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: P'yŏngan-bukto
Coords: 39.81°N / 125.80°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Kaech’ŏn South Pyongan 319,554 14.7 km

E Kujang-ŭp P'yŏngan-bukto 19,522 20.3 km

SW Anju South Pyongan 50,196 24.8 km

SW Sinanju South Pyongan 15,693 29.1 km

E Tŏkch’ŏn South Pyongan 237,133 39.5 km

SW Paek'ak South Pyongan 125,924 42.5 km

N Pukchil-lodongjagu P'yŏngan-bukto 14,129 43.4 km

S Sunch’ŏn South Pyongan 437,000 43.8 km

SW Sil-li South Pyongan 19,463 45.3 km

W Panghyŏn-dong P'yŏngan-bukto 11,026 48.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Yŏngbyŏn?: 9,584 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Yŏngbyŏn in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Yŏngbyŏn in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Yŏngbyŏn from Pyongyang?: About 87 km.
Does Yŏngbyŏn 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 Yŏngbyŏn in?: P'yŏngan-bukto.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1866453

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1866453,
    "name": "Yŏngbyŏn",
    "ascii_name": "Yongbyon",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 9584,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 39.81333,
    "longitude": 125.80417
  }
}

Context

comparatives

33.3x smaller than Kaech’ŏn.
14 km from Kaech’ŏn.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.