Kwaksan geodata
Kwaksan (P'yŏngan-bukto) is a populated place; located in North Korea in Asia/Pyongyang (GMT+9) time zone. With population of 10,478 people, there are 73 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in North Korea, 61.5% of cities are located further ↑North; 95.6% of cities are located further →East and 82.4% of cities have higher elevation than Kwaksan. Note1
Kwaksan GPS coordinates[2]
39° 41' 15" North, 125° 4' 58.008" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 40.22646°, | 124.37966° |
| Center: | 39.6875°, | 125.08278° |
| Lower-right: | 39.1443°, | 125.78591° |
| Map W x H: | 120.3×120.3 km | = 74.8×74.8mi |
| max Lat: | 42.95722° ⇑61.5% North |
| Kwaksan: | 39.6875° |
| min Lat: | ⇓38.5% South 37.90889° |
| min Long | Kwaksan | max Long |
| 124.39806° | 125.08278° | 130.49522° |
| W 4.4%⇐ | ⇒95.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Kwaksan is 14 m = 46 ft, and this is 117.7 m = 386 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1466 m = 4810 ft | 82.4% |
| Avg. | 131.7 m = 432 ft | |
| Kwaksan | 14 m = 46 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 17.6% |
See also: North Korea elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Kwaksan is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1806.9 km =1122.8 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Kwaksan |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5594.2 | 3476.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2988.3 | 1856.8 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1806.9 | 1122.8 | to South |
| Equator | 4412.8 | 2742 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Kwaksan: (largest is in red/bold)
• Anju
50.4 km =31.3 mi, 
98°
• Chŏngju
10.9 km =6.8 mi, 
86°
• Kujang-ŭp
83.4 km =51.8 mi, 
76°
• Kusŏng
35.5 km =22.1 mi, 
22°
• Panghyŏn-dong
26 km =16.2 mi, 
31°
• Pukchil-lodongjagu
80.6 km =50.1 mi, 
44°
• Sakchu-ŭp
78.1 km =48.5 mi, 
357°
• Sil-li
39.8 km =24.7 mi, 
122°
• Sinanju
46.2 km =28.7 mi, 102°
• Sinŭiju
74.3 km =46.2 mi, 
308°
• Sunan
75.3 km =46.8 mi, 
136°
• Sunch’ŏn
78.2 km =48.6 mi, 
111°
• Yŏmju-ŭp
47.3 km =29.4 mi, 
298°
• Yŏngbyŏn
63.2 km =39.3 mi, 77°
• Ŭiju
73.8 km =45.9 mi, 
320°
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
