| Name | Population | Latitude/Longitude |
| 1 | Pyongyang , Pyongyang |
3,222,000 |
39.034 / 125.754 |
| 2 | Hamhung , South Hamgyong |
559,056 |
39.918 / 127.536 |
| 3 | Namp’o , Nampo |
455,000 |
38.737 / 125.408 |
| 4 | Sunch’ŏn , South Pyongan |
437,000 |
39.432 / 125.933 |
| 5 | Hŭngnam , South Hamgyong |
346,082 |
39.842 / 127.632 |
| 6 | Kaesong , Kaesong |
338,155 |
37.971 / 126.554 |
| 7 | Wonsan , Kangwŏn-do |
329,207 |
39.153 / 127.444 |
| 8 | Chongjin , North Hamgyong |
327,000 |
41.796 / 129.776 |
| 9 | Man’gyŏngdae-ri , Pyongyang |
321,690 |
38.992 / 125.659 |
| 10 | Kaech’ŏn , South Pyongan |
319,554 |
39.701 / 125.893 |
| 11 | Sariwŏn-si , North Hwanghae |
310,100 |
38.507 / 125.756 |
| 12 | Sinuiju , P'yŏngan-bukto |
288,112 |
40.101 / 124.398 |