Anju (; ) is a city in
South Pyongan Province
South Pyongan Province (; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyo ...
, North Korea. Its population was 240,117 in 2008.
The
Ch'ongch'on River passes through Anju.
200px, Sinanju Chongnyon station in the western part of Anju
Climate
Administrative divisions
Anju-si is divided into 20 ''
tong'' (neighbourhoods) and 22 ''
ri'' (villages):
Economy
Anju lies near large deposits of anthracite coal, and contains one of the largest coal production facilities in the country.
The deposits contain more than 130 million metric tons of coal.
Namhŭng-dong is the location of the
Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex, one of North Korea's most important chemical combines.
Anju also contains at least one hotel open for foreigners, used primarily to accommodate for more travelers during peak holiday times.
Anju is the location of the
Cemetery for Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers, commemorating
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
dead.
Transportation
Anju-si is served by several stations on the
P'yŏngŭi and
Kaech'ŏn lines of the
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (), commonly called the State Rail () and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song.
History
19 ...
.
Anju has a
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
system with one line to Sinanju Chongnyon station. It formerly had another line to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex that looped around the entire complex which closed around 2000.
See also
*
List of cities in North Korea
The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. Pyongyang, the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi (capital city), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭk ...
References
Further reading
*Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014.
External links
City profile of Anju
Cities in South Pyongan
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