Chollima-guyok
Ch'ŏllima is a kuyŏk in Namp'o Special City, North Korea. Prior to 2004, it was Ch'ŏllima-kuyok, a district of northeastern Namp'o Directly Governed City. Following the demotion of Namp'o in 2004, Ch'ŏllima became an independent county. The region was part of Kangsŏ county in 1952, and was entered into Taean city; when Taean was demoted to county in 1983, it became part of Namp'o Special City.
Ch'ŏllima Ward
천리마구역 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 천리마구역 |
| • Hancha | 千里馬區域 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk |
| • Revised Romanization | Cheollima-guyeok |
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| Coordinates: 38°56′58.99″N 125°34′54.01″E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Special City | Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi |
| Administrative divisions | 17 tong, 1 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 139,489 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Administrative divisions
Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk is divided into 17 tong (neighbourhoods) and 1 ri (village):
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Economy
There are numerous ironworks and related factories in Ch'ŏllima. The metalworking industry became active in the area during the period of Japanese rule in the early 20th century.
Transportation
Ch'ŏllima stretches along the Taedong River, which provides a convenient route for transportation by ground and water. Frequent ferries connect the county to P'yŏngyang and Songrim. The Youth Hero Motorway also passes through the county, as does the P'yŏngnam line of the Korean State Railway.
Military
It is the location of the Kangson enrichment site.[2]
See also
References
- North Korea: Administrative Division
- Panda, Ankit (July 13, 2018). "Exclusive: Revealing Kangson, North Korea's First Covert Uranium Enrichment Site". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
Beginning in the early 2000s, North Korea began building a discrete, largely unnoticed, cluster of buildings, not far from the banks of the Taedong river, a few kilometers south-southeast of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Located on the eastern end of Chollima, a town best known for hosting a massive steel manufacturing complex since the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula, the facility had drawn no public attention—until now.
Further reading
- International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "천리마구역". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author. pp. 791–792.