Kŭmho is a ''chigu'', or area, in
South Hamgyŏng
South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kor ...
province, near the city of
Sinp'o,
North Korea. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province.
In Kŭmho near Sinp'o in 1987 the building of
first national nuclear plant was started by
USSR but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons.
Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) with international support. Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997, but reactors was never completed. The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006.
Administrative divisions
Kŭmho is divided into 1 ''
rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 8 ''
ri'' (villages):
See also
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Administrative divisions of North Korea
The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of the units have equivalents in the system of South Korea. At the highest level are nine provinces and fou ...
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Geography of North Korea
References
External links
News item from 1994 announcing the beginning of construction*
Districts of South Hamgyong
Nuclear power in North Korea
Unfinished nuclear reactors
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