Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Hamgyŏng-namdo

Current local time in Kowŏn-ŭp:

10:53 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Kowŏn-ŭp on map:^[1]

Kowŏn-ŭp GPS coordinates^[2]

39° 26' 17.016" North, 127° 14' 35.016" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	39.97897°,	126.53994°
Center:	39.43806°,	127.24306°
Lower-right:	38.89291°,	127.94619°
Map W x H:	120.8×120.8 km	= 75.1×75.1mi

max Lat:	42.95722°   ⇑67% North
Kowŏn-ŭp:	39.43806°
min Lat:	⇓33% South 37.90889°

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min Long	Kowŏn-ŭp	max Long
124.39806°	127.24306°	130.49522°
W 48.4%⇐		⇒51.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Kowŏn-ŭp is 9 m = 30 ft, and this is 122.7 m = 403 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	1466 m = 4810 ft	89%
Avg.	131.7 m = 432 ft
Kowŏn-ŭp	9 m = 30 ft
Min E:	1 m = 3 ft	11%

See also: North Korea elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Kowŏn-ŭp is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1779.2 km =1105.5 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Kowŏn-ŭp
North Pole	5622	3493.3	to North
Arctic Circle	3016.1	1874.1	to North
Tropic Cancer	1779.2	1105.5	to South
Equator	4385.1	2724.8	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Kowŏn-ŭp: (largest is in red/bold)

• Anbyŏn-ŭp 50.2 km =31.2 mi, 151°
• Hamhŭng 59 km =36.7 mi, 25°
• Hoeyang 86.5 km =53.7 mi, 159°
• Hongwŏn 89.3 km =55.5 mi, 43°
• Hŭngnam 54.3 km =33.7 mi, 36°
• Kangdong-ŭp 104 km =64.6 mi, 251°
• Koksan 88.3 km =54.9 mi, 214°
• Kosan 66.5 km =41.3 mi, 166°
• Samho-rodongjagu 78.1 km =48.5 mi, 43°
• Sangsŏng-ni 42.9 km =26.7 mi, 225°
• Sinsang-ni 27.4 km =17 mi, 30°
• T’ongch’ŏn-ŭp 77.6 km =48.2 mi, 133°
• Wŏnsan 36.1 km =22.4 mi, 151°
• Yuktae-dong 102 km =63.4 mi, 50°
• Yŏnggwang-ŭp 67 km =41.6 mi, 15°

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