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Profiles of the Cities of DPR Korea – Chongjin Rainer Dormels (2014) Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea – Chongjin 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): North Korea's Cities. Jimoondang. Seoul. IV.2.20. Chongjin Port and industrial city established under Japanese rule &KRQJMLQLVWKHFDSLWDORI+DPEXN3URYLQFHDQGRQHRIWKHIRXU1RUWK.RUHDQFLWLHVZLWK PRUHWKDQLQKDELWDQWV,WLVDFLW\RIQRQIHUURXVPHWDOVPHOWLQJ7KHSRUWZDVEXLOW DWWKHWLPHRI-DSDQHVHUXOHRYHU.RUHD Table Chongjin-I. Basic data Population 667,929 (Rank 4) Area 1,591 km² (Rank 4) Population density 420 I./km² (Rank 17) Administrative units 93 dong / 14 ri (87%) (Rank 2) “Urban” population / “rural” population 92.1%/7.9% (Rank 3) $W¿UVW&KRQJMLQZDVQRWKLQJPRUHWKDQDVPDOO¿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¿VKHU\SURGXFWV,QSDUWLFXODUWKHSRUWRI&KRQJMLQ ZDVRIPDMRUVWUDWHJLFPLOLWDU\LPSRUWDQFHDVDVXSSO\URXWHIRUWKH-DSDQHVHLQWRWKH 1RUWK$OUHDG\LQDODUJHPLOLWDU\EDVHLQ5DQDPZDVEXLOW,QWKLVFRQWH[WWKHSRUW RI&KRQJMLQZDVHVVHQWLDODVDODQGLQJSODFHIRUDQ\JRRGV,QDGGLWLRQWKHDGYDQWDJHRXV QDWXUDOFRQGLWLRQVGXHWRWKHGHSWKRIWKHVHDDQGWKHQDWXUDOSURWHFWLRQIURPZLQGVE\ 6VDQJ\ǂQVDQDQG&KǂQPDVDQLQWKH1RUWKHQFRXUDJHGWKHFRQVWUXFWLRQRIDSRUW <XQ -ǂQJVǂS Figure Chongjin-I. 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Climate values Annual average January temperature August temperature Precipitation 8.1°C (22) -5.5°C (12) 21.5°C (24) 594 mm (25) 7KHWHPSHUDWXUHYDOXHVVKRZVWKDW&KRQJMLQFRXQWVDVRQHRIWKHFROGHVWFLWLHVLQWKH FRXQWU\DOWKRXJKWKHZLQWHUVDUHUHODWLYHO\PLOG “City of Iron” 7KHPRVWLPSRUWDQWLQGXVWULDOVHFWRURIWKHFLW\LVLURQVPHOWLQJ 7KH.LP&KDHN,URQ DQG6WHHO&RPSOH[HQMR\VQDWLRQZLGHUHFRJQLWLRQ2WKHULPSRUWDQWLQGXVWULDOVHFWRUVDUH WKHVKLSEXLOGLQJLQGXVWU\DVZHOODVWKHFKHPLFDODQGHOHFWULFDOLQGXVWU\)XUWKHUPRUH EXLOGLQJPDWHULDOVVXFKDVEULFNVFHPHQWDQGÀDWJODVVDUHPDQXIDFWXUHGLQ&KRQJMLQ7KH OLJKWLQGXVWU\LVUHSUHVHQWHGE\IRRGIDFWRULHVLQHDFK NX\RN WH[WLOHIDFWRULHVDQGIDFWRULHV IRUHVVHQWLDOJRRGV7KHUHDUHDOVRVHYHUDOPLQHVLQ5DQDPNX\RN0DMRUPLQLQJSURGXFWV IURP&KRQJMLQDUHQLFNHODQGOLPHVWRQHDPRQJVWRWKHUV Table Chongjin-IV. Ranking (in parenthesis: number of industrial establishments or cultural institutions) Chongjin KOFC MOU IPA KCNA KIET Summary Companies - 4 (32) 6 (33) 6 (26) 5 (21) 4 (93) 4 total Companies - 4 (9) 3 (7) 6 (10) 4 (35) 4 (16) important Cultural in- 10 (14) stitutions Table Chongjin-V. Ranking (Total number of industrial companies in relation to population) Chongjin KOFC MOU IPA KCNA KIET Summary Companies - total 17 23 16-21-17 16 9 -11 19-17 $FFRUGLQJWR1RUWK.RUHDQLQIRUPDWLRQ .-< WKHPLQLQJLQGXVWU\ZDVZLWKRIWKH WRWDOSURGXFWLRQRXWSXWWKHFLW\¶VPRVWLPSRUWDQWLQGXVWU\LQIROORZHGE\IRRGPDQXIDFWXULQJ PHWDOOXUJ\ DQGWKHFKHPLFDOLQGXVWU\ ,QWKHPHWDOOXUJ\ZDVDOUHDG\WKHPRVWLPSRUWDQW LQGXVWU\ZLWKIROORZHGE\WKHFKHPLFDOLQGXVWU\ DQGHQJLQHHULQJLQGXVWU\ 7KHOLJKW LQGXVWU\ZDVRIFRQVLGHUDEOHLPSRUWDQFHWRR IRRGLQGXVWU\WH[WLOHV WKHPHWDOOXUJ\WKHQ WRRNDGRPLQDQWSRVLWLRQZLWKIROORZHGE\PLQLQJ DQGWKHPDFKLQHU\LQGXVWU\ 1RUWK.RUHD¶V&LWLHV Table Chongjin-VI. 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