Sinuiju

Sinŭiju
신의주시
  transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl신의주시
 • Hancha
 • Revised RomanizationSinuiju-si
 • McCune-ReischauerSinŭiju-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
Sinŭiju location within North Pyongan Province
Map
Sinŭiju is located in North Korea
Sinŭiju
Sinŭiju
Coordinates: 40°06′N 124°24′E / 40.100°N 124.400°E / 40.100; 124.400
Country North Korea
ProvinceNorth P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions49 tong,
9 ri
Area
 • Total180 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total359,341[1]
 • Dialect
P'yŏngan
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Sinŭiju (Korean신의주시; MRSinŭiju-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]

  1. ^ 북한통계>인구일제조사>2008년>인구>도, 시/구역/군, 도시/농촌별, 성별인구 통계청 북한통계, 2018년 10월 7일 확인.
  2. ^ "Sights of Sinuiju: Change and continuity in North Korea's window to China | NK News".