Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Hamgyŏng-namdo

Current local time in Hongwŏn:

11:32 PM, Tuesday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Hongwŏn on map:^[1]

Hongwŏn GPS coordinates^[2]

40° 1' 31.008" North, 127° 57' 20.988" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	40.56158°,	127.25271°
Center:	40.02528°,	127.95583°
Lower-right:	39.48473°,	128.65896°
Map W x H:	119.7×119.7 km	= 74.4×74.4mi

max Lat:	42.95722°   ⇑48.4% North
Hongwŏn:	40.02528°
min Lat:	⇓51.6% South 37.90889°

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min Long	Hongwŏn	max Long
124.39806°	127.95583°	130.49522°
W 60.4%⇐		⇒39.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Hongwŏn is 29 m = 95 ft, and this is 102.7 m = 337 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	1466 m = 4810 ft	59.3%
Avg.	131.7 m = 432 ft
Hongwŏn	29 m = 95 ft
Min E:	1 m = 3 ft	40.7%

See also: Hongwŏn elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Hongwŏn is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1844.5 km =1146.1 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Hongwŏn
North Pole	5556.7	3452.8	to North
Arctic Circle	2950.8	1833.5	to North
Tropic Cancer	1844.5	1146.1	to South
Equator	4450.4	2765.3	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Hongwŏn: (largest is in red/bold)

• Anbyŏn-ŭp 115.4 km =71.7 mi, 198°
• Hamhŭng 37.7 km =23.4 mi, 251°
• Hŭngnam 35.9 km =22.3 mi, 233°
• Iwŏn-ŭp 68 km =42.3 mi, 60°
• Kapsan-ŭp 121.8 km =75.7 mi, 13°
• Kimch’aek-si 126.7 km =78.7 mi, 55°
• Kosan 138 km =85.7 mi, 199°
• Kowŏn-ŭp 89.3 km =55.5 mi, 223°
• Samho-rodongjagu 11.3 km =7 mi, 219°
• Sangsŏng-ni 132.1 km =82.1 mi, 223°
• Sinsang-ni 62.8 km =39 mi, 228°
• T’ongch’ŏn-ŭp 119.3 km =74.1 mi, 182°
• Wŏnsan 106.5 km =66.2 mi, 204°
• Yuktae-dong 17.4 km =10.8 mi, 90°
• Yŏnggwang-ŭp 42.7 km =26.5 mi, 268°