Counties · South Hamgyong · KP0324

County in South Hamgyong

Hochon

104,731people2008 census, may be outdated

1,675km²63 people per km²

65%live in towns

2documented abusesNKDB

0detention sites

1official markets

Hochon · South Hamgyong

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Seen from space

3.9% of the county lit at night in 2025

0.68% in 2013

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

Abuses by right violated

Survival2

When they happened

2’00s

Women and men

55,432 women (53%)49,299 men

Key sites here

© Esri, Maxar Missile & spaceSangnam-ni Missile Operating BaseActive
Located 250 kilometers north of the DMZ, Sangnam-ni missile operating base is an operational missile base that houses a battalion- or regiment-sized unit equipped…

Elsewhere in South Hamgyong

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