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Songrim () is a city on the
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
City profile of Songrim
Cities in North Hwanghae {{NorthKorea-geo-stub
Taedong River
The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthenin ...
in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. 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
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
, later it was rebuilt.
Climate
Songrim has ahumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
: ''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