Ŭiju 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 general

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's forces during the

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Geography

Ŭiju County borders

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

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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 (

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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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