Kogonwon: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 42.6631° N, 130.2018° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 550 km (342 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Vladivostok International Airport (VVO, Russia): 178 km (111 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Banshi, China: 17 km (11 mi)
• Undok: 19 km (12 mi)
• Kwirak: 21 km (13 mi)
• Sanjiazi, China: 21 km (13 mi)
• Erdaopaozi, China: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Yanji, 62 km (39 mi)