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Encyclopedia > 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. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby... 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. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Kwannam is the southern region of the Hamgyong provinces, North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong, North Korea. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ... A panorama of Sydney, Australia at night. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... North Korean workers in a Vinalon factory. ... Taejo of Joseon, born Yi Seonggye, was the founder and the first king of Koreas Joseon Dynasty, overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

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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. The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ...


Hamhung is home to the Hamhung University of Education, Hamhung University of Chemistry and Hamhung University of Medicine. Multicolored chemicals are frequent hallmarks of chemistry. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and injury. ...


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.


Food

Hamhung in famous for its naengmyun Naengmyeon (Naeng-myeon, Naengmyun, Naeng-myun), literally cold noodles, is a Korean dish that is extremely popular during the summer. ... 

 which is even in South Korea

Industry

DPRK important chemical industry center.


See also



This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...

Administrative divisions of North Korea Flag of North Korea
Directly Governed Cities
P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn
Former Directly Governed Cities

Ch'ŏngjin | Hamhŭng | Kaesŏng | Namp'o 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). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Pyongyang (평양 / 平壤) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the bottom third (almost direct center) of the country, situated on the Taedong River. ... Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in North Korea, which borders with Jilin province of China and Primorsky Krai of Russia. ... Chŏngjin (Chŏngjin-si), North Koreas third largest city. ... Kaesong city centre Kaesŏng (Gaeseong) is a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty. ... Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho) is a city and seaport in South Pyŏngan Province, North Korea. ...

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

  Results from FactBites:
 
Hamhung Summary (413 words)
Hamhung is the capital of South Hamgyong Province in North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea).
Hamhung is the center of the chemical industry in North Korea (plastic materials, synthetic tar).
The Hamhung Branch of the Academy of Sciences founded in 1960 is a general research institute involved in the scientific and technological development of the national chemical industry.
Hamhung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (277 words)
Yi Seonggye, the founder of the Yi dynasty, the last imperial line of Korea, was born in the city.
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.
Hamhung is home to the Hamhung University of Education, Hamhung University of Chemistry and Hamhung University of Medicine.
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