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title: "Sinuiju City (North Pyongan): North Korea County Demographics & Abuses | Save North Korea"
description: "Sinuiju City in North Pyongan: population 359,341, 84 documented human rights abuses, 7 detention facilities, and 4 official markets."
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[Counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties) · North Pyongan · KP0601

 City in North Pyongan 

# Sinuiju City

**359,341** people 2008 census, may be outdated 

**101** km² 3558 people per km² 

**93%** live in towns 

**84** documented abuses NKDB 

**7** detention sites 

**4** official markets 

Sinuiju City · North Pyongan

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0601)[ Satellite view](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0601&b=sat)[ Compare all 179 counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties)

## Seen from space

**94.6%** of the county lit at night in 2025 

75.9% in 2013

The satellite product changed version in 2022 (dashed line). [Annual VIIRS night lights, Earth Observation Group](https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/)

## Abuses by right violated

- Individual Liberty & Dignity **38**
- Reproductive Rights **37**
- Accused, Detained, or Convicted **5**
- Life **3**
- Freedom of Belief & Expression **1**

## When they happened

1. **2** ’90s
2. **70** ’00s
3. **12** ’10s

## Women and men

**189,337** women (53%) **170,004** men 

## Prison camps here

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 3, Sinuiju** 3호 신의주 교화소 · North Pyongan Province Operating  \~2,500  Rock and gold mining  Prison uniform manufacturing ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-3-sinuiju)

## Elsewhere in North Pyongan

- [Changsong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/changsong)
- [Cholsan 3 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/cholsan)
- [Chonma ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/chonma)
- [Hyangsan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/hyangsan)
- [Jongju City ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/jongju)
- [Kujang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kujang)
- [Kusong City ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kusong)
- [Kwaksan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kwaksan)
- [Nyongbyon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/nyongbyon)
- [Pakchon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/pakchon)
- [Phihyon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/phihyon)
- [Pyokdong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/pyokdong)
- [Ryongchon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/ryongchon)
- [Sakju 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/sakju)
- [Sindo 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/sindo)
- [Sonchon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/sonchon)
- [Taegwan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/taegwan)
- [Thaechon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/thaechon)
- [Tongchang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/tongchang)
- [Tongrim 3 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/tongrim)
- [Uiju 4 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/uiju)
- [Unjon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/unjon)
- [Unsan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/unsan-north-pyongan)
- [Yomju 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/yomju)

## Sources

- [**UN OCHA administrative boundaries** data.humdata.org ↗ ](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-prk)
- [**2008 census (UNFPA)** data.humdata.org ↗ ](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-prk)
- [**NKDB Visual Atlas** visualatlas.org ↗ ](https://www.visualatlas.org)