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Explore P'unggye-ri in North Korea

P'unggye-ri in the region of Hamgyŏng-bukto is a place in North Korea - some 231 mi or ( 372 km ) North-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

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Time in P'unggye-ri is now 05:58 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Seoul, Incheon, Pyongyang, Hamhung, and Vladivostok. Since you are here already, consider visiting Seoul . Where to go and what to see in P'unggye-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site

Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site is a nuclear test site in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. The site is the alleged place where the 2006, 2009 and 2013 nuclear tests took place.

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Located at 41.28 129.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Military of North Korea, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear test sites

2006 North Korean nuclear test

The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted on October 9, 2006 by North Korea. North Korea announced its intention to conduct a test on Monday, October 3, six days prior, and in doing so became the first nation to give warning of its first nuclear test. The blast is estimated to have had an explosive force of less than one kiloton, and some radioactive output was detected.

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Located at 41.29 129.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2006 in North Korea, Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan, Military equipment of North Korea, Military of North Korea, North Korean nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons policy, Underground nuclear explosive tests

2013 North Korean nuclear test

On 12 February 2013, North Korean state media announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test, its third in seven years. A tremor that exhibited a nuclear bomb signature with an initial magnitude 4.9 (later revised to 5.1) was detected by The China Earthquake Networks Center, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission and the United States Geological Survey.

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Located at 41.30 129.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 2013 in North Korea, Military equipment of North Korea, Military of North Korea, North Korean nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons policy, Underground nuclear explosive tests

2009 North Korean nuclear test

The 2009 North Korean nuclear test was the underground detonation of a nuclear device conducted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This was its second nuclear test, the first test, a failure, having taken place in October 2006. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests. A scientific paper later estimated the yield as 2.35 kilotons. The test was nearly universally condemned by the international community.

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Located at 41.31 129.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2009 in North Korea, Military of North Korea, North Korean nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear program of North Korea, Underground nuclear explosive tests

Kilju County

Kilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county seat is Kilju Town.

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Located at 40.96 129.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Counties of North Hamgyong