Pyongyang geodata
Pyongyang is a capital of a political entity; located in North Korea in Asia/Pyongyang (GMT+9) time zone. With population of 3,222,000 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in North Korea, 75.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 75.8% of cities are located further →East and 50.5% of cities have lower elevation than Pyongyang. Note1
Pyongyang GPS coordinates[2]
39° 2' 1.86" North, 125° 45' 15.552" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 39.57791°, | 125.0512° |
| Center: | 39.03385°, | 125.75432° |
| Lower-right: | 38.48557°, | 126.45745° |
| Map W x H: | 121.5×121.5 km | = 75.5×75.5mi |
| max Lat: | 42.95722° ⇑75.8% North |
| Pyongyang: | 39.03385° |
| min Lat: | ⇓24.2% South 37.90889° |
| min Long | Pyongyang | max Long |
| 124.39806° | 125.75432° | 130.49522° |
| W 24.2%⇐ | ⇒75.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Pyongyang is 43 m = 141 ft, and this is 88.7 m = 291 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1466 m = 4810 ft | 49.5% |
| Avg. | 131.7 m = 432 ft | |
| Pyongyang | 43 m = 141 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 50.5% |
See also: Pyongyang elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Pyongyang is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1734.2 km =1077.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Pyongyang |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5666.9 | 3521.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3061 | 1902 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1734.2 | 1077.6 | to South |
| Equator | 4340.2 | 2696.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Pyongyang: (largest is in red/bold)
• Anak
62.4 km =38.8 mi, 
201°
• Chunghwa
19.3 km =12 mi, 
168°
• Hwangju-ŭp
40.5 km =25.2 mi, 
177°
• Hŭkkyo-ri
26.4 km =16.4 mi, 172°
• Kangdong-ŭp
31.9 km =19.8 mi, 
67°
• Namp’o
44.6 km =27.7 mi, 
222°
• P’yŏngsŏng
25.7 km =16 mi, 
23°
• Sariwŏn
58.6 km =36.4 mi, 179°
• Sil-li
56.7 km =35.2 mi, 
334°
• Sinanju
64 km =39.8 mi, 
348°
• Songnim
32.5 km =20.2 mi, 196°
• Sunan
19.1 km =11.9 mi, 
343°
• Sunch’ŏn
46.8 km =29.1 mi, 19°
• Sŭngho 1-tong
19.9 km =12.4 mi, 
103°
• Yonggang-ŭp
34.7 km =21.6 mi, 
235°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in North Korea existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
