Puryong-up: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 48,958
• Coordinates: 42.0622° N, 129.7046° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 474 km (295 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 94 km (58 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 174 km (108 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chongjin: 30 km (19 mi)
• Ranam: 39 km (24 mi)
• Namsan: 41 km (26 mi)
• Hoeryong: 42 km (26 mi)
• Musan-up: 45 km (28 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chongjin, 30 km (19 mi)