Counties & Cities · North Hamgyong · KP0203

Hoeryong City

North Hamgyong Province

153,532population (2008)

92/km²density

60%urban

1,664km² area

Administrative Code

KP0203

Province

North Hamgyong

Documented Abuses

253 recorded by NKDB

Known Detention Facilities

12 facilities

Official Markets (Jangmadang)

4 verified

Gender Distribution

72,332 male / 81,200 female

Documented Human Rights Violations

Data compiled by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) through over 80,000 defector testimonies.

2000s 1041970s 81980s 52010s 431990s 35

Political prison camp (kwanliso)

Closed ~2012