Kimchaek

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Kimchaek 김책시 金策市
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	김책시
• Hancha	金策市
• McCune-Reischauer	Kimch'aek si
• Revised Romanization	Gimchaek-si
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Kimchaek
Kimchaek Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 40°40′2″N 129°12′2″E / 40.66722°N 129.20056°E / 40.66722; 129.20056
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hamgyong
Administrative divisions	22 tong, 22 ri
Population  (2008)
• Total	207,699
• Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Time zone	UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Kimch'aek (Korean pronunciation: [kim.tsʰɛk̚]), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.^[1] It has a population of 207,699.