Hamhung: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: South Hamgyong
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 559,056
• Coordinates: 39.9183° N, 127.5364° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 182 km (113 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sondok Airport (DSO): 20 km (12 mi), straight line
• Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ): 178 km (110 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hungnam: 12 km (7 mi)
• Yonggwang-up: 13 km (8 mi)
• Samho-rodongjagu: 29 km (18 mi)
• Hongwon: 38 km (23 mi)
• Yuktae-dong: 54 km (34 mi)