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title: "Wonsan City (Kangwon): North Korea County Demographics & Abuses | Save North Korea"
description: "Wonsan City in Kangwon: population 363,127, 16 documented human rights abuses, 3 detention facilities, and 4 official markets."
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[Counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties) · Kangwon · KP0401

 City in Kangwon 

# Wonsan City

**363,127** people 2008 census, may be outdated 

**346** km² 1050 people per km² 

**90%** live in towns 

**16** documented abuses NKDB 

**3** detention sites 

**4** official markets 

Wonsan City · Kangwon

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0401)[ Satellite view](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#county=KP0401&b=sat)[ Compare all 179 counties](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties)

## Seen from space

**30.7%** of the county lit at night in 2025 

13.1% 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

- Freedom of Movement & Residence **9**
- Life **3**
- Survival **2**
- Individual Liberty & Dignity **1**
- Accused, Detained, or Convicted **1**

## When they happened

1. **1** ’90s
2. **13** ’00s
3. **2** ’10s

## Women and men

**191,113** women (53%) **172,014** men 

## Prison camps here

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan** 88호 원산 교화소 · Kangwon Province Operating ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-88-wonsan)

## Elsewhere in Kangwon

- [Anbyon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/anbyon)
- [Changdo ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/changdo)
- [Cholwon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/cholwon)
- [Chonnae 12 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/chonnae)
- [Hoeyang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/hoeyang)
- [Ichon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/ichon)
- [Kimhwa ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kimhwa)
- [Kosan ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kosan)
- [Kosong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kosong)
- [Kumgang 1 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kumgang)
- [Munchon City 2 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/munchon)
- [Phangyo ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/phangyo)
- [Phyonggang ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/phyonggang)
- [Popdong ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/popdong)
- [Sepho ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/sepho)
- [Thongchon ](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/thongchon)

## 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)