Chongju
| ChÅngju ì •ì£¼ì‹œ | |
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| • ChosÅn'gÅl | ì •ì£¼ì‹œ |
| • Hancha | 定州市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | ChÅngju-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Jeongju-si |
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ChÅngju Station | |
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| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North P'yÅngan |
| Administrative divisions | 14 tong, 18 ri |
ChÅngju (also JÅngju) is a si, or city, in southern North P'yÅngan province, North Korea. Prior to 1994, it was designated as a kun or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the ChÅngju Plain, where the hills do not rise above 200 metres. ChÅngju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea.
Geography
Some 40 percent of ChÅngju is covered by coniferous forestland.
Administrative Divisions
ChÅngju is divided into 14 tong (neighbourhoods) and 18 ri (villages):
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Economy
Local agriculture is dominated by orcharding and rice farming; the chestnuts of this region are especially famous.
Transportation
The city is served by both road and rail; it is the junction point of the P'yÅngÅi and P'yÅngbuk lines of the Korean State Railway.
Politics
In February 2011, the city and others in North P'yÅngan had rare protests, of a few score of people, calling for adequate provision of rice and power. At the time, news of the Arab Spring was spreading via Chinese TV channels and phone calls with defectors.[1]
See also
- Geography of North Korea
- Administrative divisions of North Korea
- List of cities in North Korea
- North Pyongan
References
- ↑ Can the 'Jasmine Revolution' Spread to N.Korea?, Chosun Ilbo, 23 February 2011
Further reading
- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jongju. |
- (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
- City profile of Jongju
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Coordinates: 39°39′N 125°20′E / 39.650°N 125.333°E