Chongjin: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 327,000
• Coordinates: 41.7956° N, 129.7758° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 458 km (285 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 124 km (77 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 182 km (113 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ranam: 12 km (7 mi)
• Kyongsong: 27 km (17 mi)
• Puryong-up: 30 km (19 mi)
• Orang: 40 km (25 mi)
• Hwasong: 65 km (40 mi)