Yŏnggan-dong
in Chagang-do, North Korea
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Changbaishan Airport (77 mi) -
Sunan International Airport (145 mi)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.132 and 126.796 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 7' 56" and E 126° 47' 46"
- 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: 10:13 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:12 am and 5:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.335 and -57.030 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Las Gaviotas - 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
Explore Yŏnggan-dong
Yŏnggan-dong in Chagang-do is a city in North Korea about 155 mi (or 250 km) north of Pyongyang, the country's capital.
Local time in Yŏnggan-dong is now 10:13 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 2 airports in the vicinity of Yŏnggan-dong. The closest is airport we know is Changbaishan Airport in China in a distance of 77 mi (or 124 km). The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 145 mi (or 124 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 32 mi (or 51 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, 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: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1031 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 11th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, calm, broken clouds.
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.
Changgang County
Changgang County is a kun, or county, in north-central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye, it was made a separate county in 1949. It borders Hwapyong and Nangrim to the east, Kanggye and Sijung to the west, Songgan to the south, and Chasong to the north. The terrain of Changgang is rugged and mountainous, with the Kangnam Mountains in the northeast and the Chogyuryong Mountains in the southwest. The highest peak is Kumpasan (금파산, 1918 m) along the northern border.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Yŏnggan-dong.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
영간동, Yŏnggan-dong
