Chongju (North Korea) is a si, or city, in southern North Pyongan 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 Chongju Plain, where the hills do not rise above 200 m. Chongju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea. For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). These 14 regions are, in turn, divided into a Special... North Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ... ...

Some 40% of Chongju is covered by forestland; pine trees are especially frequent.

Local agriculture is dominated by orcharding and rice farming; the chestnuts of this region are especially famous. The city is served by both road and rail, with the Pyongui and Pyongbuk lines passing through.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• North Pyongan

Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). These 14 regions are, in turn, divided into a Special... North Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ...

External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)