Chongju

Chongju (an aw Jongju) is a si, or ceety, in soothren Pyonganbuk-do, North Korea. Prior tae 1994, it wis designatit as a kun or coonty. The terrain is maistly level, but muntainous in the north. Tae the sooth lies the Chongju Plain, whaur the hills dae no rise abuin 200 metres. Chongju includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellae Sea an aw.

Chongju
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	정주시
• Hanja	定州市
• Revised Romanisation	Jeongju-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Chŏngju si
Map o Pyonganbuk-do showin the location o Chongju.
Kintra	North Korea
Admeenistrative diveesions	1 ŭp, 1 wirkers' destricts, 28 ri

Some 40 percent o Chongju is covered bi coniferous forestland.

Local agricultur is dominatit bi orchardin an rice fermin; the chestnuts o this region are especially famous. The ceety is servit bi baith road an rail, wi the Pyongui an Pyongbuk lines passin throu.

In Februar 2011, the ceety an ithers in Pyongannam-do haed rare protests, o a few score o fowk, cawin for adequate provision o rice an pouer. At the time, news o the Arab Ware wis spreadin via Cheenese TV channels an phone caws wi defectors.

See an aw

• Geografie o North Korea
• Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
• Pyongannam-do

Freemit airtins

• (in Korean) In Korean leid online encyclopaedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)