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Encyclopedia > Songrim
Songrim
Chosŏn'gŭl:
송림시
Hanja:
松林市
McCune-Reischauer: Songrim Si
Revised Romanization: Songrim Si


Songrim is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991. 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. ... The Taedong River rises in the Nangnim Mountains of northern North Korea. ... North Hwanghae (Hwanghae-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ...


The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as Kyŏmip'o (겸이포, 兼二浦). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...


Songrim includes a Goguryeo tumulus. Three Kingdoms of Korea, at the end of the 5th century (the northern and western borders of Goguryeo are extended in some maps). ...


See also

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

External links

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


 

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