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Sijung
Chagang, North Korea · Asia
About Sijung
Sijung sits on the route: 20 minutes from Manp’o.
Sijung is in Chagang, North Korea, with about 42,000 people. The nearest town is Manp’o, about 11 km away.
Sijung County is a kun, or county, in Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Kanggye and Changgang to the east, Manpo to the north and west, and Wiwon to the south. Formerly part of Kanggye, Sijung became a separate county in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government.
The terrain of Sijung isRead more
steep and mountainous in the east, where the Kangnam Mountains rise, but slopes downward toward the west. The highest point is Sirubong in the south, at 1355 m above sea level. The Changja River flows through north through the county, making a number of spectacular sharp twists on its way to join the Yalu. A portion of this has been dammed to create a large reservoir.
Sijung is served by both road and rail, with the Manpo Line stopping in the county. The Changja River reservoir is also used to ship some goods by water. Local industry is dominated by agriculture and mining.
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Sijung is in Chagang, North Korea, about 11 km from Manp’o.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 41,842
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- North Korea
- Region
- Chagang
- Timezone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates
- 41.0789, 126.3750
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