Myongch'on: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 65,797
• Coordinates: 41.0706° N, 129.4292° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 386 km (240 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 44 km (27 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 188 km (117 mi), straight line
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 202 km (125 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Myonggan-dong: 9.2 km (5.7 mi)
• Kilju: 15 km (9 mi)
• Hwasong: 21 km (13 mi)
• Hwadae: 26 km (16 mi)
• Orang: 46 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Changam-ch'on, 75 km (47 mi)