Sech’ŏn geodata
Sech’ŏn (Hamgyŏng-bukto) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in North Korea in Asia/Pyongyang (GMT+9) time zone. In our database, there are 78 cities with bigger population. Compared to other cities in North Korea, 92.3% of cities are located further ↓South; 84.6% of cities are located further ←West and 93.4% of cities have lower elevation than Sech’ŏn. Note1
Sech’ŏn GPS coordinates[2]
42° 34' 37.776" North, 129° 50' 13.2" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 43.09277°, | 129.13388° |
| Center: | 42.57716°, | 129.837° |
| Lower-right: | 42.05725°, | 130.54013° |
| Map W x H: | 115.1×115.1 km | = 71.5×71.5mi |
| max Lat: | 42.95722° ⇑7.7% North |
| Sech’ŏn: | 42.57716° |
| min Lat: | ⇓92.3% South 37.90889° |
| min Long | Sech’ŏn | max Long |
| 124.39806° | 129.837° | 130.49522° |
| W 84.6%⇐ | ⇒15.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sech’ŏn is 375 m = 1230 ft, and this is 243.3 m = 798 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1466 m = 4810 ft | 6.6% |
| Sech’ŏn | 375 m 1230 ft | |
| Avg. | 131.7 m = 432 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 93.4% |
See also: North Korea elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sech’ŏn is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2128.2 km =1322.4 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sech’ŏn |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5272.9 | 3276.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2667 | 1657.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2128.2 | 1322.4 | to South |
| Equator | 4734.1 | 2941.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sech’ŏn: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aoji
46.3 km =28.8 mi, 
97°
• Chungbong
3.9 km =2.4 mi, 
89°
• Hoeryŏng
16.9 km =10.5 mi, 
206°
• Kogŏnwon
31.3 km =19.4 mi, 
72°
• Komusan Il-tong
53.2 km =33.1 mi, 
192°
• Kwirak
40.7 km =25.3 mi, 103°
• Kyŏngwŏn
36.8 km =22.9 mi, 
44°
• Namyang-dong
41.5 km =25.8 mi, 
3°
• Onsŏng
44.1 km =27.4 mi, 
16°
• Rajin
51.2 km =31.8 mi, 
134°
• Ryongdang
35.8 km =22.2 mi, 
62°
• Sambong
12.9 km =8 mi, 
344°
• Sŏnbong
51.4 km =31.9 mi, 
119°
• Sŏng-dong
26.1 km =16.2 mi, 
218°
• Ŭndŏk
41.3 km =25.7 mi, 99°
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
