Kimchaek

Kimch'aek (Korean pronunciation: [kim.tsʰɛk̚]), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.[1] It has a population of 207,699.

This article is about a city in North Korea. For the general, see Kim Chaek.
"Seongjin" redirects here. For the given name (and a list of people with the name), see Sung-jin.
Kimchaek

김책시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl김책시
 • Hancha金策市
 • McCune-ReischauerKimch'aek si
 • Revised RomanizationGimchaek-si
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Kimchaek
Kimchaek
Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 40°40′2″N 129°12′2″E
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceNorth Hamgyong
Administrative divisions22 tong, 22 ri
Population
 (2008)
 • Total207,699
 • Dialect
Hamgyŏng
Time zoneUTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Etymology

The city received its current name in 1951 during the Korean War, in honor of the Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek.[1] It was known as "Shirotsu" during Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945.

Climate

Kimchaek has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).[2]

Climate data for Kimchaek (1981–2010, extremes 1906–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)		 16.7
(62.1)		 27.8
(82.0)		 35.2
(95.4)		 34.0
(93.2)		 34.3
(93.7)		 37.0
(98.6)		 36.6
(97.9)		 32.9
(91.2)		 30.2
(86.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 17.8
(64.0)		 37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)		 2.1
(35.8)		 6.6
(43.9)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 20.1
(68.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 22.6
(72.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 9.9
(49.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 13.6
(56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 2.2
(36.0)		 7.9
(46.2)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.4
(68.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 18.3
(64.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 9.2
(48.6)
Average low °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 3.6
(38.5)		 8.6
(47.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 19.4
(66.9)		 14.4
(57.9)		 7.4
(45.3)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 5.3
(41.5)
Record low °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8)		 −20.0
(−4.0)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 1.0
(33.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 10.6
(51.1)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 −25.1
(−13.2)		 −26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74)		 16.6
(0.65)		 16.9
(0.67)		 42.3
(1.67)		 48.8
(1.92)		 75.5
(2.97)		 129.6
(5.10)		 114.0
(4.49)		 77.8
(3.06)		 38.8
(1.53)		 36.2
(1.43)		 25.4
(1.00)		 640.8
(25.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.5 3.9 4.3 5.3 6.9 8.9 11.0 8.6 6.2 4.5 5.2 5.7 76.0
Average snowy days 7.9 6.5 4.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.3 6.4 28.4
Average relative humidity (%) 66.5 69.8 71.3 71.8 79.0 86.2 88.8 85.8 79.1 71.9 66.7 65.7 75.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 173 197 231 225 222 141 141 173 207 218 172 161 2,261
Source 1: Korea Meteorological Administration[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990),[4][5][lower-alpha 1] Meteo Climat (extremes)[6]

Administrative divisions

Kimch'aek-si is divided into 22 tong (neighbourhoods) and 22 ri (villages):

  • Changhyŏn-dong
  • Chegang 1-dong
  • Chegang 2-dong
  • Chegang 3-dong
  • Ch'ŏnghak-tong
  • Haean-dong
  • Haksŏng-dong
  • Hanch'ŏn-dong
  • Kŭmch'ŏn-dong
  • Ŏb'ŏk-tong
  • Ryŏnho-dong
  • Sinp'yŏng-dong
  • Sŏngnam-dong
  • Songryŏng 1-dong
  • Songryŏng 2-dong
  • Song'am-dong
  • Ssangryong-dong
  • Suwŏn-dong
  • Taedong 1-dong
  • Taedong 2-dong
  • T'anso-dong
  • Yŏkchŏn-dong
  • Ch'undong-ri
  • Haktong-ri
  • Hodong-ri
  • Hŭngp'yŏng-ri
  • Manch'ul-li
  • Okch'ŏl-li
  • Panghang-ri
  • P'ungnyŏl-li
  • Rimmyŏng-ri
  • Ryongho-ri
  • Sangp'yŏng-ri
  • Sech'ŏl-li
  • Sŏkho-ri
  • Songhŭng-ri
  • Songjung-ri
  • Sŏngsang-ri
  • Sudong-ri
  • Tŏg'il-li
  • Tonghŭng-ri
  • T'apha-ri
  • Ŭnho-ri
  • Wŏnp'yŏng-ri

Economy

Kimchaek is an important port on the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), and is home to an ironworks and the Kimch’aek Polytechnic Institute.[1]

Transport

Kimchaek is on the Pyongra Line railway.

The city has one trolleybus line, with a length of 9.1 km, running from Songnam-dong to Haksong-dong with the depot located in Sinpyong-dong.[7][8]

See also

Notes
  1. Station ID for Kimchaek is 47025 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

References
  1. "Kimch'aek". Encyclopaeida Britannica’. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. "Kimchaek climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kimchaek weather averages". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 232–281. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Klimatafel von Kimchaek / Korea (Nordkorea)" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "Station 47025 Kimchaek". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. "Station Songjin (Kimchaek)" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  8. "Photo: Kimchaek — Maps". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.

Further reading
  • Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5


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