KAESŎNG

Kaesong · NORTH KOREA (KP) · 37.97°N / 126.55°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,876,373

Kaesŏng is a city in North Korea with a population of 338,155. It sits at 37.97/126.55, runs on Asia/Pyongyang, is 22 km from Paech’ŏn-ŭp.

Population 338,155

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Pyongyang

All facts

fields

Country: North Korea
Subdivision: Kaesong
Coords: 37.97°N / 126.55°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Paech’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 159,825 22.4 km

SW Yangsa Incheon 0 23.0 km

SE Tanhyeon Gyeonggi-do 0 23.5 km

SE Munsan Gyeonggi-do 43,208 23.7 km

S Songhae Incheon 0 24.3 km

SW Hajeom Incheon 0 25.2 km

S Ganghwa-gun Incheon 25,535 25.5 km

SE Paju Gyeonggi-do 0 27.7 km

S Wolgot Gyeonggi-do 0 28.2 km

S Haseong Gyeonggi-do 0 28.7 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kaesŏng?: 338,155 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kaesŏng in?: Asia/Pyongyang.
Which country is Kaesŏng in?: North Korea (KP).
How far is Kaesŏng from Pyongyang?: About 137 km.
Does Kaesŏng 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 Kaesŏng in?: Kaesong.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1876373

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1876373,
    "name": "Kaesŏng",
    "ascii_name": "Kaesong",
    "country_code": "KP",
    "population": 338155,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Pyongyang",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 37.97083,
    "longitude": 126.55444
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.1x the population of Paech’ŏn-ŭp.
22 km from Paech’ŏn-ŭp.
Same timezone (Asia/Pyongyang) as 126 other cities in North Korea.