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Counties · South Hamgyong · KP0307

City in South Hamgyong

Hamhung City

768,551people2008 census, may be outdated
554km²1387 people per km²
92%live in towns
84documented abusesNKDB
5detention sites
11official markets
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Hamhung City · South Hamgyong

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Seen from space

26.4% of the county lit at night in 2025

18.1% in 2013

20132025

The satellite product changed version in 2022 (dashed line). Annual VIIRS night lights, Earth Observation Group

Abuses by right violated

  • Individual Liberty & Dignity47
  • Accused, Detained, or Convicted19
  • Life17
  • Freedom of Belief & Expression1

When they happened

  1. 1’50s
  2. 5’90s
  3. 42’00s
  4. 32’10s

Women and men

403,729 women (53%)364,822 men

Prison camps here

Elsewhere in South Hamgyong

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