Rainer Dormels (2014)

Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea –

This work was supported by the Academy of Korean Studies (KSPS) Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOE) (AKS-2011-BAA-2105)

Find an introduction to the project at http://www.univie.ac.at/koreanologie/index.php?id=digital-north-korea0

This work has been published as a chapter in: Rainer Dormels (2014): 's Cities. Jimoondang. .

IV.2.26. Wonsan

Capital of Kangwon Province (North)

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Table Wonsan-I. Basic data

Population 363,127 (Rank 5) Area 314 km² (Rank 19) Population density 1156 I./km² (Rank 7) Administrative units 45 dong /14 ri (76%) (Rank 9) “Urban” population/“rural” population 90.5%/9.5% (Rank 5)

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Table Wonsan-II. Climate values

Annual average January temperature August temperature Precipitation 11°C (2) -2.3°C (1) 23.2°C (16) 1,426.1 mm (2)

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Table Wonsan-IV. Ranking (Total number of companies in relation to population)

Wonsan KOFC MOU IPA KCNA KIET Summary Companies - total 3 11 11-5-7 8 13-10 8-3

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