Municipal City in North Hamgyong, North Korea
Kimch'aek (Korean pronunciation: [kim.tsʰɛk̚]), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.[1] It has a population of 207,699.
Etymology
The city received its current name in 1951 during the Korean War, in honor of the Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek.[1] It was known as Jōshin during Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945.
Climate
Kimchaek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).[2]
Administrative divisions
Kimch'aek-si is divided into 22 tong (neighbourhoods) and 22 ri (villages):
Economy
Kimchaek is an important port on the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), and is home to an ironworks and the Kimch’aek Polytechnic Institute.[1]
Transport
Kimchaek is on the Pyongra Line railway.
The city has one trolleybus line, with a length of 9.1 km, running from Songnam-dong to Haksong-dong with the depot located in Sinpyong-dong.[7][8]
Sport
Wŏlmido Sports Club, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of North Korea,[9] play at the Kimchaek Municipal Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000. The men's team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, whilst the women's team plays in the DPR Korea Women's League.
See also
Notes
- ^ Station ID for Kimchaek is 47025 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration
References
- ^ a b c "Kimch'aek". Encyclopaeida Britannica’. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Kimchaek climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kimchaek weather averages". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 206, 282, and 343. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Kimchaek / Korea (Nordkorea)" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Station 47025 Kimchaek". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Station Songjin (Kimchaek)" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Photo: Kimchaek — Maps". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "슛골 – 최고의 축구, 축구게임 토탈 커뮤니티에 오신것을 환영합니다. ::" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
Further reading
- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5
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