Kyŏngwŏn geodata
Kyŏngwŏn (Hamgyŏng-bukto) is a populated place; located in North Korea in Asia/Pyongyang (GMT+9) time zone. With population of 12,650 people, there are 66 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in North Korea, 97.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 89% of cities are located further ←West and 63.7% of cities have lower elevation than Kyŏngwŏn. Note1
Kyŏngwŏn GPS coordinates[2]
42° 48' 48.996" North, 130° 9' 10.008" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 43.32725°, | 129.44966° |
| Center: | 42.81361°, | 130.15278° |
| Lower-right: | 42.29567°, | 130.85591° |
| Map W x H: | 114.7×114.7 km | = 71.3×71.3mi |
| max Lat: | 42.95722° ⇑2.2% North |
| Kyŏngwŏn: | 42.81361° |
| min Lat: | ⇓97.8% South 37.90889° |
| min Long | Kyŏngwŏn | max Long |
| 124.39806° | 130.15278° | 130.49522° |
| W 89%⇐ | ⇒11% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Kyŏngwŏn is 83 m = 272 ft, and this is 48.7 m = 160 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1466 m = 4810 ft | 36.3% |
| Avg. | 131.7 m = 432 ft | |
| Kyŏngwŏn | 83 m = 272 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 63.7% |
See also: North Korea elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Kyŏngwŏn is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2154.5 km =1338.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Kyŏngwŏn |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5246.6 | 3260.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2640.7 | 1640.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2154.5 | 1338.7 | to South |
| Equator | 4760.4 | 2958 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Kyŏngwŏn: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aoji
37.9 km =23.5 mi, 
148°
• Chungbong
34.2 km =21.3 mi, 
219°
• Hahoe-dong
44.4 km =27.6 mi, 
140°
• Hoeryŏng
53.1 km =33 mi, 218°
• Kogŏnwon
17.2 km =10.7 mi, 
166°
• Kwirak
38.2 km =23.7 mi, 
158°
• Namyang-dong
27.8 km =17.3 mi, 
303°
• Onsŏng
20.6 km =12.8 mi, 
320°
• Ryongdang
11.6 km =7.2 mi, 148°
• Sambong
32.4 km =20.1 mi, 
244°
• Sech’ŏn
36.8 km =22.9 mi, 224°
• Sŏnbong
54.8 km =34.1 mi, 159°
• Ungsang
58.3 km =36.2 mi, 151°
• Ungsang-nodongjagu
56.7 km =35.2 mi, 153°
• Ŭndŏk
36 km =22.4 mi, 155°
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
