Anju, South Pyongan Explained

Anju
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Municipal City
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:안주시
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:Anju-si
Translit Lang1 Info3:Anju-si
Mapsize:270px
Pushpin Map:North Korea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Korea
Coordinates:39.62°N 125.66°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South P'yongan
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Total:240117
Population Blank1 Title:Dialect
Population Blank1:P'yŏngan
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:20 tong, 22 ri
Timezone:Pyongyang Time
Utc Offset:+9

Anju-si (pronounced as /ko/) is a city in the South P'yŏngan province of North Korea. Its population was 240,117 in 2008. The Ch'ongch'on River passes through Anju. thumb|200px|Sinanju Chongnyon station in the western part of Anju

Administrative divisions

Anju-si is divided into 20 tong (neighbourhoods) and 22 ri (villages):

  • Chŏnsan-dong (전산동)
  • Kubong-dong (구봉동)
  • Namch'ŏn-dong (남천동)
  • Namp'yŏng-dong (남평동)
  • Namhŭng-dong (남흥동)
  • Tŏksŏng-dong (덕성동)
  • Toksan-dong (독산동)
  • Tŭngbangsan-dong (등방산동)
  • Ryongyŏn-dong (룡연동)
  • Munbong-dong (문봉동)
  • Misang-dong (미상동)
  • Songam-dong (송암동)
  • Sinwŏn-dong (신원동)
  • Yŏkchŏn-dong (역전동)
  • Wŏnhŭng-dong (원흥동)
  • Ch'angsong-dong (창송동)
  • Ch'ŏngsong-dong (청송동)
  • Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang-dong (청천강동)
  • Ch'ilsŏng-dong (칠성동)
  • P'ungyŏn-dong (풍년동)
  • Changch'ŏl-li (장천리)
  • Chunghŭng-ri (중흥리)
  • Kuryong-ri (구룡리)
  • Namch'il-li (남칠리)
  • Pallyong-ri (반룡리)
  • P'yŏngryul-li (평률리)
  • Ripsŏng-ri (립석리)
  • Ryongbong-ri (룡복리)
  • Ryongdam-ri (룡담리)
  • Ryonggye-ri (룡계리)
  • Ryonghŭng-ri (룡흥리)
  • Ryonghwa-ri (룡화리)
  • Ryongjŏl-li (룡전리)
  • Sangsŏ-ri (상서리)
  • Sinhŭng-ri (신흥리)
  • Songdo-ri (송도리)
  • Songhang-ri (송학리)
  • Sŏnhŭng-ri (선흥리)
  • Unhang-ri (운학리)
  • Unsong-ri (운송리)
  • Wŏnp'ung-ri (원풍리)
  • Yŏnp'ung-ri (연풍리)

Economy

Anju lies near large deposits of anthracite coal, and contains one of the largest coal production facilities in the country.[2] The deposits contain more than 130 million metric tons of coal.[3] Namhŭng-dong is the location of the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex, one of North Korea's most important chemical combines.[4] Anju also contains at least one hotel open for foreigners, used primarily to accommodate for more travelers during peak holiday times.[5]

Anju is the location of the Cemetery for Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers, commemorating Korean War dead.

Transportation

Anju-si is served by several stations on the P'yŏngŭi and Kaech'ŏn lines of the Korean State Railway.

Anju has a trolleybus system with one line to Sinanju Chongnyon station. It formerly had another line to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex that looped around the entire complex which closed around 2000.[6]

See also

References

  1. North Korean Central Statistic Bureau, 2008 Census .
  2. Book: North Korea Handbook . 2003 . M.E. Sharpe . 0765610043 . 2012-07-18.
  3. News: The mineral industry of North Korea . Kuo . Chin S. . 1994 . 2012-07-18.
  4. Web site: North Korea’s Namhung Youth Chemical Complex: Seven Years of Construction Pays Off. Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.. US-Korea Institute at SAIS. 10 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Anju County, North Korea. Gareth Johnson. Young Pioneer Tours. 20 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Anju. 2021-01-02. transphoto.org.

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