Current Date And Time In Chasŏng, North Korea
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
07:22:10 KST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Chasŏng. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Chasŏng.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Chasŏng align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) on April 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Chasŏng.
This is North Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on North Korea's country-level and Chagang holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Chasŏng as anywhere else in North Korea.
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These are North Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on North Korea's country and Chagang holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Chasŏng just as everywhere else in North Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | April 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
| Day of Foundation of the Republic | September 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | Thu, Apr 15, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Chasŏng's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on North Korea's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Chasŏng, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 12,736 and running on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, Chasŏng follows North Korea's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.