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North Korea · Chagang

Kanggye: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Kanggye is a city of 209,530 people in North Korea (Chagang), 288 m (945 ft) above sea level. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Kanggye Station.

Key facts

Population209,530
Elevation288 m (945 ft)
Area264 km²
Time zoneAsia/Pyongyang (UTC+9 now)
CurrencyWon (KPW)
Dialling code+850
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, NEMA 1-15, Schuko
Coordinates40.969, 126.585
Kanggye

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Daylight in Kanggye runs from about 9 h 17 min a day in late December to 15 h 11 min in late June (computed for 40.97° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Kanggye in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

By rail: stations on record include Kanggye Station, Nammun Station, Kongin Station, Kokha Station. Trains to Kanggye

Buses to Kanggye · Driving and car hire

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Common questions

How big is Kanggye?

About 209,530 people live in Kanggye, across 264 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Kanggye in?

Asia/Pyongyang, currently UTC+9.

What currency is used in Kanggye?

The Won (KPW). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Kanggye?

Seoul (380 km), Shenyang (278 km), Changchun (340 km), Anshan (302 km), Pyongyang (227 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.