North Korea Geographic coordinates

North Korea is located at latitude 40.339852 and longitude 127.510093. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

40.339852, 127.510093

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

40.3399° N 127.5101° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

40°20'23.5'' N 127°30.606' E

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of North Korea have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of North Korea with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of North Korea

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 40.339852 127.510093
Decimal Degrees (DD) 40.3399° N 127.5101° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 40°20.391' N 127°30.606' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 40°20'23.5'' N 127°30'36.3'' E

Geographic coordinates - Cities of North Korea

City Coordinates
Pyongyang 39.03385, 125.75432
Chongjin 41.79556, 129.77583
Hamhŭng 39.91833, 127.53639
Namp’o 38.7375, 125.40778
Haeju 38.04056, 125.71472
Sunch’ŏn 39.43167, 125.93278
Kanggye 40.96946, 126.58523
Hyesan 41.40167, 128.17778
Hŭngnam 39.84198, 127.63206
Kaesŏng 37.97083, 126.55444
Wŏnsan 39.15278, 127.44361
Man’gyŏngdae-ri 38.99182, 125.65871
Kaech’ŏn 39.70056, 125.89333
Sariwŏn-si 38.50722, 125.75583
Sinŭiju 40.10056, 124.39806
Tŏkch’ŏn 39.75261, 126.25798
Changam-ch’on 40.60611, 128.78194
Paech’ŏn-ŭp 37.99306, 126.30139
Songnim-ni 38.76349, 125.64096
Anju 39.61778, 125.66472

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