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