Hamhung
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| Hamhŭng City | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Hamhŭng-si |
| Revised Romanization | Hamheung-si |
| Hangul | 함흥시 |
| Hanja | 咸興市 |
| Statistics | |
| Population | 874000(estimated circa 2005) |
| Area | 80 km² |
| Government | Capital of South Hamgyŏng; former Directly Governed City |
| Administrative Divisions | ? |
| Region | Kwannam |
| Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
| Split from | South Hamgyŏng, 1960 |
| Rejoined | North Hamgyŏng, 1967 |
Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. From 1960 to 1967, Hamhŭng was administered separately from South Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi), but before 1960, and since 1967, the city has been part of South Hamgyŏng Province. It is an industrial city which serves as a major port for North Korean foreign trade. Production includes textiles (particularly vinalon), metalware, machinery, refined oil and processed food. Yi Seonggye, the founder of the Yi dynasty, the last imperial line of Korea, was born in the city.
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Geography
Hamhŭng is on the left branch of the Songchon River, on the eastern part of the Hamhung plain, in South Hamgyong Province, northeast North Korea.
Transportation
The city is a transportation hub, connecting various eastern ports and the northern interior area.
Culture
It has a national museum and a branch academy of science.
Hamhung is home to the Hamhung University of Education, Hamhung University of Chemistry and Hamhung University of Medicine.
Majon, the suburbs has a park, the sand beach pure, the jungle onion is strongly fragrant, flowers, the construction has the consummation the sea bathing place, hospital, the outdoors theater and recreation facility.
Industry
DPRK important chemical industry center.
See also
| Administrative divisions of North Korea | Image:Flag of North Korea.svg |
|---|---|
| Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn | |
| Former Directly Governed Cities | |
| Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region | Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region | |
| Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang | |
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