Songrim | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | Municipal City |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 송림시 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Songrim-si |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Songrim-si |
Pushpin Map: | North Korea |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Korea |
Coordinates: | 38.7542°N 125.645°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Hwanghae Province |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 128,831 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Hwanghae |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 19 tong, 6 ri |
Timezone: | Pyongyang Time |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Songrim (pronounced as /ko/) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.
Songrim is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):
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 .
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
Songrim has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).