Country North Korea Local time Monday 5:44 AM | Administrative divisions 19 tong, 6 ri Province North Hwanghae Province | |
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Songnim ([soŋ.nim]) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991.
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Map of Songnim, Pyongyang, North Korea
Administrative divisions
Songnim is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):
History
The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songnim was known as Kyŏmip'o (Chosŏn'gŭl: 겸이포; Hancha: 兼二浦).
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
References
Songnim Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA