Demographics & Local Intel

North Korea Counties & Cities

Detailed profiles for all 179 administrative divisions in the DPRK: census populations, population density, documented human rights violations recorded by the NKDB, known detention facilities, and official markets.

179counties & cities
23,275,627population (2008 census)
2,889documented abuses
196detention facilities
414official markets

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Jagang (18 counties/cities)

Kangwon (17 counties/cities)

Nampo (6 counties/cities)

North Hamgyong (16 counties/cities)

North Hwanghae (21 counties/cities)

North Pyongan (25 counties/cities)

Pyongyang (3 counties/cities)

Ryanggang (12 counties/cities)

South Hamgyong (20 counties/cities)

South Hwanghae (20 counties/cities)

South Pyongan (21 counties/cities)