Kilju: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 63,652
• Coordinates: 40.9642° N, 129.3278° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 372 km (231 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 189 km (117 mi), straight line
• Sondok Airport (DSO): 207 km (129 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Myongch'on: 15 km (9 mi)
• Hwadae: 20 km (12 mi)
• Myonggan-dong: 24 km (15 mi)
• Hwasong: 35 km (22 mi)
• Orang: 60 km (38 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Changam-ch'on, 61 km (38 mi)