Chongjin

Chongjin
청진
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chŏsŏn'gŭl청진시
 • Hancha淸津市
 • McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngjin-si
 • Revised Romanization of KoreanCheongjin-si
Clockwise from top: Downtown Chongjin in September 2011 (as seen from the city's monument of Kim Il Sung), Fuso buses at Chongjin Airport, Air Koryo aircraft at Chongjin Airport, Air Koryo crew at Chongjin Airport
Nickname: 
City of Iron
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Chongjin
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Chongjin
Map
Chongjin is located in North Korea
Chongjin
Chongjin
Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 41°47′N 129°46′E / 41.783°N 129.767°E / 41.783; 129.767
CountryDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
ProvinceNorth Hamgyong
Administrative divisions7 kuyok
Government
 • Chairman of the Chongjin City People’s Committee of North Hamgyong ProvinceKang Jun[1]
Area
 • Total269 km2 (104 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total627,000
 • Density2,330/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Hamgyong
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (Pyongyang Time)

Chŏngjin (Korean pronunciation: [tsʰʌŋ.dʑin]; Korean청진시; MRCh'ŏngjin-si) is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's third-largest city. It is sometimes called the City of Iron.[2]

  1. ^ "City has great potential for growth". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Demick, Barbara (2010). Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea (UK ed.). London: Granta Publications. ISBN 978-1-84708-141-4.