YŎNGGWANG-ŬP

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

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

DSO

Sondok Airport

Medium airport

30.4 km

FAQ

10 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).
Which airport serves Yŏnggwang-ŭp?: Sondok Airport (DSO).
How far is Yŏnggwang-ŭp from Pyongyang?: About 182 km.
Does Yŏnggwang-ŭp 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 Yŏnggwang-ŭp in?: South Hamgyong.

Get this page as JSON

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$ 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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

25.5x smaller than Hamhŭng.
13 km from Hamhŭng.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.