Samch'on: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: South Hwanghae
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 86,042
• Coordinates: 38.3594° N, 125.3259° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 84 km (52 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ): 101 km (63 mi), straight line
• Incheon International Airport (ICN, South Korea): 140 km (87 mi), straight line
• Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, South Korea): 156 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sinch'on-up: 14 km (9 mi)
• Songhwa: 16 km (10 mi)
• Ullyul: 21 km (13 mi)
• Anak: 22 km (14 mi)
• Changyon: 23 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sinch'on-up, 14 km (9 mi)