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Ponghung Destination Guide

Discover Ponghung in North Korea

Ponghung in the region of Hamgyŏng-namdo is a place located in North Korea - some 118 mi or ( 190 km ) North-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ponghung

Local time in Ponghung is now 10:08 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Seoul, Incheon, Chungju, and Wonsan. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ponghung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hamhung at night.

1:40 min by James Gourley
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A video of Hamhung, DPRK at night in April 2012, this video was shot during the city's annual 'air raid practice' according to my North Korean guide. For about an hour the city was plunged into total ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Toksan Airport

Toksan Airport is an airport in Tŏksan-dong, Hamhŭng-si, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 40.00 127.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, Hamhung

Hamhung

Hamhŭng is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. In late 2005, nearby Hŭngnam was made a ward (kuyŏk) within Hamhŭng-si. It has a population of 768,551 as of 2008.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.92 127.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cities in South Hamgyong, Hamhung, Port cities and towns in North Korea

Hungnam

Hŭngnam was the third largest city in North Korea. It is a port city on the eastern coast, in South Hamgyong Province, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). The city covers an area of 250 square kilometers. It is only eight miles from the slightly inland city of Hamhung. In 2005 it became a ward of Hamhung.

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Located at 39.83 127.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cities in South Hamgyong