Huidige Tijd in Ranam, Noord-Korea — KST.

Chongjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province. It is the country's third-largest city by population and an important port city on the northeastern coast. Originally a small fishing village, it industrialized significantly under Japanese rule and later under the North Korean government.

Distance-wise, Ranam is closest to Tokyo (~1,094 km), Singapore (~5,181 km), Dubai (~6,927 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 17,967 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Ranam sits inside Noord-Korea — the Eastern Asia subregion, capital Pyongyang, languages Korean, currency KPW (₩).

Around Ranam, the nearest mapped reference cities are Chongjin (12 km), Kyŏngsŏng (15 km), Ŏrang (30 km), Puryŏng-ŭp (39 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for KST planning.

Closest curated airport references from Ranam: FNJ Pyongyang (438 km).

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