Kyongsong: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 35,604
• Coordinates: 41.5878° N, 129.6061° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 433 km (269 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 174 km (108 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ranam: 15 km (10 mi)
• Orang: 16 km (10 mi)
• Chongjin: 27 km (17 mi)
• Hwasong: 38 km (24 mi)
• Myonggan-dong: 51 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chongjin, 27 km (17 mi)