Sinŭiju
신의주시 | |
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| transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 신의주시 |
| • Hancha | 新義州市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sinuiju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sinŭiju-si |
Clockwise from top: Aerial view of Downtown Sinŭiju, from Dandong, Apartment buildings, Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, Sinuiju Chongnyon station | |
| Motto: The emblem Magnolia. | |
 Sinŭiju location within North Pyongan Province | |
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  Sinŭiju | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.100°N 124.400°E | |
| Country |  North Korea |
| Province | North P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 49 tong, 9 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 359,341[1] |
| • Dialect | P'yŏngan |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
Sinŭiju (Korean: 신의주시; MR: Sinŭiju-si; IPA: [ɕinɰidzu ɕi]), is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of the city is included in the Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region, which was established in 2002 to experiment with introducing a market economy. In recent years, the city, despite lagging behind the development in the capital Pyongyang, has seen a small construction boom[contradictory] and increasing tourism from China.[2]