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YŎNGGWANG-ŬP

South Hamgyong · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 40.02°N / 127.45°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,042,249

Yŏnggwang-ŭp is a city in North Korea with a population of 21,882. It sits at 40.02/127.45, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 13 km from Hamhŭng.

Population 21,882
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields
Country
North Korea
Subdivision
South Hamgyong
Coords
40.02°N / 127.45°E
UTC offset
+9
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km
SE Hamhŭng South Hamgyong 559,056 13.1 km
SE Hŭngnam South Hamgyong 346,082 24.8 km
E Samho-rodongjagu South Hamgyong 19,025 36.4 km
S Sinsang-ni South Hamgyong 14,960 41.1 km
E Hongwŏn South Hamgyong 70,923 42.8 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Yŏnggwang-ŭp?
21,882 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Yŏnggwang-ŭp in?
Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Yŏnggwang-ŭp in?
North Korea (KP).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2042249

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2042249,
    "name": "Yŏnggwang-ŭp",
    "ascii_name": "Yonggwang-up",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 21882,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 40.01833,
    "longitude": 127.45472
  }
}
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