Ŭiju County is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province,

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. The county has an area of 420 km², and a population of 110,018 (2008 data).

Name

Ŭiju appears as Uiju in

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and as Yizhou in Chinese sources, as during its occupation by Mao Wenlong's forces during the

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Geography

Sakchu county and Kusŏng lie to the east; Sŏnch'ŏn and Ch'ŏlsan counties to the south; and Ryongch'ŏn county and Sinŭiju to the west. To the north, Ŭiju shares a border with China.

Administrative divisions

Ŭiju county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 17 '' ri'' (villages):

Transportation

Ŭiju county is served by the Tŏkhyŏn Line of the

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. There is also an airport,

Uiju Airfield Uiju Airfield is an airport in Uiju County, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea. Facilities The airfield has a single concrete runway 05/23 measuring 8180 x 174 feet (2493 x 53 m).

( ICAO airport code: ZKUJ).

1980 earthquake

Ŭiju earthquake was a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Ŭiju County in 1980. It is among the largest earthquakes by magnitude recorded in the

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since

began official earthquake observation in 1978.

References

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