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Discover Kanggye
Kanggye in Chagang-do with it's 209,530 citizens is a city in North Korea about 141 mi (or 227 km) north of Pyongyang, the country's capital city.
Local time in Kanggye is now 09:24 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 2 airports in the vicinity of Kanggye. The closest is airport we know is Changbaishan Airport in China in a distance of 92 mi (or 149 km). The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 130 mi (or 149 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).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hungju-dong, Uijin-dong, Huangbai, Qingshi and Minzhu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 48% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
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.
Kanggye
Kanggye is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 209,000. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).