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Songrim (Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.ɾim]) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.
Songrim 송림시 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 송림시 |
• Hancha | 松林市 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Songrim-si |
• Revised Romanization | Songrim-si |
Coordinates: 38°45′15″N 125°38′42″E / 38.7542°N 125.645°E | |
Country | North Korea |
Province | North Hwanghae Province |
Administrative divisions | 19 tong, 6 ri |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 128,831 |
• Dialect | Hwanghae |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
Administrative divisions edit
Songrim is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):
- Chŏn-dong
- Ch'ŏlsan-dong
- Kkotp'in-dong
- Negil-dong
- Oryu-dong
- Saemaŭl-dong
- Saesallim 1-dong
- Saesallim 2-dong
- Saesallim 3-dong
- Saesallim 4-dong
- Samga-dong
- Sap'o 1-dong
- Sap'o 2-dong
- Sinhŭng-dong
- Sŏkt'ap-tong
- Songsan-dong
- Tongsong-dong
- Un'gok-tong
- Wŏlbong-dong
- Masal-li
- Sillyang-ri
- Sinsŏng-ri
- Sŏkt'al-li
- Sŏsong-ri
- Tangsal-li
History edit
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 (Korean: 겸이포; Hancha: 兼二浦).
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
Climate edit
Songrim has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).
Climate data for Songrim | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 15.2 (59.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | 10.2 (50.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −8.4 (16.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | 5.3 (41.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 25 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 79 (3.1) | 101 (4.0) | 292 (11.5) | 190 (7.5) | 102 (4.0) | 38 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 17 (0.7) | 947 (37.4) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[1] |
References edit
- ^ "Climate: Songrim". Retrieved July 28, 2018.
Further reading edit
- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5
External links edit
- City profile of Songrim Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
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