Chollima-guyok explained

Ch'ŏllima Ward
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Wards
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info1:천리마구역
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info3:Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk
Translit Lang1 Info4:Cheollima-guyeok
Mapsize:270px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South P'yŏngan
Subdivision Type2:Special City
Subdivision Name2:Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Area Total Km2:109.1
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Total:139,489
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:17 tong, 1 ri

Ch'ŏllima is a kuyŏk in Namp'o Special City, North Korea. Prior to 2004, it was Ch'ŏllima-kuyok, a district of northeastern Namp'o Directly Governed City. Following the demotion of Namp'o in 2004, Ch'ŏllima became an independent county. The region was part of Kangsŏ county in 1952, and was entered into Taean city; when Taean was demoted to county in 1983, it became part of Namp'o Special City.

Administrative divisions

Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk is divided into 17 tong (neighbourhoods) and 1 ri (village):

  • Chung-dong (중동/中洞)
  • Ch'ŏnjin-dong (천진동/天眞洞)
  • Ch'ŏnnae-dong (천내동/川內洞)
  • Hwasŏk-tong (화석동/花石洞)
  • Kangch'ŏl-dong (강철동/鋼鐵洞)
  • Kwanp'o-dong (관포동/觀浦洞)
  • Munch'ŏn-dong (문천동/聞天洞)
  • Ponghwa-dong (봉화동/烽火洞)
  • Posan-dong (보산동/保山洞)
  • P'ogu-dong (포구동/浦口洞)
  • Saegŏri-dong (새거리동/새거리洞)
  • Sangbong-dong (상봉동/相逢洞)
  • Ssari-dong (싸리동/싸리洞)
  • Taebosan-dong (대보산동/大寶山洞)
  • Talma-dong (달마동/達馬洞)
  • Wŏnjŏng-dong (원정동/遠征洞)
  • Yŏkchŏn-dong (역전동/驛前洞)
  • Koch'ang-ri (고창리/古創里)

Economy

There are numerous ironworks and related factories in Ch'ŏllima. The metalworking industry became active in the area during the period of Japanese rule in the early 20th century.

Transportation

Ch'ŏllima stretches along the Taedong River, which provides a convenient route for transportation by ground and water. Frequent ferries connect the county to P'yŏngyang and Songrim. The Youth Hero Motorway also passes through the county, as does the P'yŏngnam line of the Korean State Railway.

Military

It is the location of the Kangson enrichment site.[2]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. . Exclusive: Revealing Kangson, North Korea's First Covert Uranium Enrichment Site . https://archive.today/20180713214202/https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/exclusive-revealing-kangson-north-koreas-first-covert-uranium-enrichment-site/ . July 13, 2018 . Ankit . Panda . July 13, 2018 . Beginning in the early 2000s, North Korea began building a discrete, largely unnoticed, cluster of buildings, not far from the banks of the Taedong river, a few kilometers south-southeast of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Located on the eastern end of Chollima, a town best known for hosting a massive steel manufacturing complex since the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula, the facility had drawn no public attention—until now. . July 13, 2018 . live .