Local time
Thu, 8:04 AM GMT+9Asia/PyongyangCityCapital
Pyongyang
39.02° N, 125.75° E
- Population
- 3,300,000
- Population from Natural Earth (POP_MAX). The source does not state which year the figure belongs to, so no year is shown.
- Population rank
- 1 of 22
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 22 cities of North Korea in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of North Korea, so this is not a national ranking.
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Area
- 3,194 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Pyongyang, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Pyongyang have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Pyongyang translates as "flat land" in Korean.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
