Hamju is a county in South Hamgyong province, North 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. ... 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. ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ...

The county's highest point is Norabong. The chief river is the Sangchon River (상천강). Aside from the coastal area, Hamju is mountainous throughout. It is cold, but is distinguished by the occurrence of foehn winds in the upland areas. Due to this, the climate is milder than the Yellow Sea coastal regions. A foehn wind occurs when a deep layer of prevailing wind is forced over a mountain range. ... ...

In the level regions, a large amount of rice is produced. Most agriculture in the county is dry-field farming, with crops including Deccan millet, red beans, soybeans, potatoes, and vegetables. Silkworms and livestock are also widely raised, and fishing is carried out along the coast. Mining also takes place, with deposits of iron ore, cuprite, and other minerals. Red bean can mean: Azuki bean (Vigna angularis), most common in East Asia Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) Any of various red varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), including the kidney bean, Honduran red bean, and Salvadoran red bean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... Binomial name Glycine max (L.) Merr. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... Cuprite Cuprite is a mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore of copper. ...

The Hamgyong Line and Hamnam Line railroads pass through the county, as do various roads.

See also

• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Geography of North Korea
• South Hamgyong
• Hamhung Plain

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... Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ...

External links

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

The Korean language (, see below) is the official language of both North and South Korea. ...