Hwasong: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 99,557
• Coordinates: 41.2556° N, 129.4928° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 402 km (250 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 23 km (14 mi), straight line
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 181 km (112 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 181 km (113 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Myonggan-dong: 13 km (8 mi)
• Myongch'on: 21 km (13 mi)
• Orang: 25 km (16 mi)
• Kilju: 35 km (22 mi)
• Kyongsong: 38 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chongjin, 65 km (40 mi)