Kan-dong
in Chagang-do, North Korea
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Changbaishan Airport (84 mi) -
Sunan International Airport (138 mi)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.079 and 126.641 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 4' 45" and E 126° 38' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Won - KPW
- Spoken languages:
- Korean
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:30 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:10 am and 5:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -38.092 and -57.556 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Las Colinas de Peralta Ramos - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to North Korea.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning North Korea. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Kan-dong
Kan-dong in Chagang-do is located in North Korea about 149 mi (or 240 km) north of Pyongyang, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kan-dong is now 08:30 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 2 airports close to Kan-dong. The closest is airport we know is Changbaishan Airport in China in a distance of 84 mi (or 136 km). The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 138 mi (or 136 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom in China at a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kanggye, Hungju-dong, Uijin-dong, Qingshi and Huangbai. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 38% |
| Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Videos from this area
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Kanggye=Nordkorea
Charly mit versteckter Kamera hinter dem letzten eisernen Vorhang...von Hyangsan im Norden bis Cholgwang im Süden.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Goguryeo
Koguryo was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the present-day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, and southern reaches of Russia's Primorsky Krai. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Goguryeo was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kan-dong.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
간동, Kan-dong
