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Songrim () is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province,
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
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 Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.
Administrative divisions
Songrim is divided into 19 '' tong'' (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-liHistory
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