Uiju: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: P'yŏngan-bukto
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 50,081
• Coordinates: 40.1994° N, 124.5317° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 167 km (104 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Dandong Langtou International Airport (DDG, China): 28 km (18 mi), straight line
• Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ): 146 km (91 mi), straight line
• Anshan Teng'ao Airport / Anshan Air Base (AOG, China): 174 km (108 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dandong, China: 14 km (9 mi)
• Sinuiju: 16 km (10 mi)
• Langtoucun, China: 24 km (15 mi)
• Fengcheng, China: 48 km (30 mi)
• Sakchu-up: 49 km (30 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Dandong, 14 km (9 mi)