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Songrim () is a city on the Taedong River in
The city was originally named ''Solme''. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as ''Kyŏmip'o'' ().
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
City profile of Songrim
Cities in North Hwanghae {{NorthKorea-geo-stub
North Hwanghae Province
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...
, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.
Administrative divisions
Songrim is divided into 19 ''tong Tong may refer to:
Chinese
*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
*Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
*''tong'', pronunciation of several Chinese char ...
'' (neighbourhoods) and 6 '' ri'' (villages):
* Chŏn-dong
* Ch'ŏlsan-dong
* Kkotp'in-dong
* Negil-dong
* Oryu-dong
* Saemaŭl-dong
* Saesallim 1-dong
* Saesallim 2-dong
* Saesallim 3-dong
* Saesallim 4-dong
* Samga-dong
* Sap'o 1-dong
* Sap'o 2-dong
* Sinhŭng-dong
* Sŏkt'ap-tong
* Songsan-dong
* Tongsong-dong
* Un'gok-tong
* Wŏlbong-dong
* Masal-li
* Sillyang-ri
* Sinsŏng-ri
* Sŏkt'al-li
* Sŏsong-ri
* Tangsal-li
History
The city was originally named ''Solme''. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as ''Kyŏmip'o'' ().
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
Climate
Songrim has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification: ''Dwa'').References
Further reading
*Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014.External links
City profile of Songrim
Cities in North Hwanghae {{NorthKorea-geo-stub