Sambong: facts

At a glance

• Country: North Korea
• Region: North Hamgyong
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 42.6887° N, 129.7946° E
• Time zone: Asia/Pyongyang (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KPW)
• Distance to the capital, Pyongyang: 530 km (329 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ, China): 35 km (22 mi), straight line
• Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO): 141 km (87 mi), straight line
• Changbaishan Airport (NBS, China): 193 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kaishantun, China: 3.4 km (2.1 mi)
• Chongmin, China: 17 km (10 mi)
• Dalazi, China: 20 km (12 mi)
• Sanhe, China: 24 km (15 mi)
• Dongshengyong, China: 28 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Longjing, 32 km (20 mi)