| Kimchaek | |
| Native Name: | 김책시 金策市 |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal City |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 김책시 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Kimch'aek si |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Gimchaek-si |
| Pushpin Map: | North Korea |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Korea |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Hamgyong |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 207,699 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Hamgyŏng |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 22 tong, 22 ri |
| Timezone: | Pyongyang Time |
| Utc Offset: | +9 |
Kimch'aek (pronounced as /ko/), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.[1] It has a population of 207,699.
The city received its current name in 1951 during the Korean War, in honor of the Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek.[1] It was known as Jōshin during Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945.
Kimchaek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).[2]
Kimch'aek-si is divided into 22 tong (neighbourhoods) and 22 ri (villages):
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Kimchaek is an important port on the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), and is home to an ironworks and the Kimch’aek Polytechnic Institute.[1]
Kimchaek is on the Pyongra Line railway.
The city has one trolleybus line, with a length of 9.1 km, running from Songnam-dong to Haksong-dong with the depot located in Sinpyong-dong.[3] [4]
Wŏlmido Sports Club, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of North Korea,[5] play at the Kimchaek Municipal Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000. The men's team plays in the DPR Korea Premier Football League, whilst the women's team plays in the DPR Korea Women's League.