Anju-si () is a city in the
South P'yŏngan
South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its ca ...
province of
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
. Its population was 240,117 in 2008.
The
Ch'ongch'on River
The Ch'ŏngch'ŏn is a river of North Korea having its source in the Rangrim Mountains of Chagang Province and emptying into the Yellow Sea at Sinanju. The river flows past Myohyang-san and through the city of Anju, South P'yŏngan Province. I ...
passes through Anju.
200px, Sinanju Chongnyon station in the western part of Anju
Climate
Administrative divisions
Anju-si is divided into 20 ''
tong Tong may refer to:
Chinese
* Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
* Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
*''tong'', pronunciation of several Chinese ch ...
'' (neighbourhoods) and 22 ''
ri'' (villages):
Economy
Anju lies near large deposits of anthracite coal, and contains one of the largest coal production facilities in the country.
The deposits contain more than 130 million metric tons of coal.
Namhŭng-dong is the location of the
Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex, one of North Korea's most important chemical combines.
Anju also contains at least one hotel open for foreigners, used primarily to accommodate for more travelers during peak holiday times.
Transportation
Anju-si is served by several stations on the
P'yŏngŭi and
Kaech'ŏn lines of the
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–19 ...
.
Anju has a trolleybus system with one line to Sinanju Chongnyon station. It formerly had another line to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex that looped around the entire complex which closed around 2000.
See also
*
List of cities in North Korea
The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. Pyongyang, the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi (capital city), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭk ...
References
Further reading
*Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014.
External links
City profile of Anju
Cities in South Pyongan
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