Rasŏn
Rasŏn (umwhile Rajin-Sŏnbong; Korean pronunciation: [ɾasɔn, ɾadʑin-sɔnboŋ]) is a North Korean ceety in the Kwanbuk region an location o the Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone. In 2000 the name wis shortened frae "Rajin-Sŏnbong" tae "Rasŏn". Frae 1993 tae 2004 wis administered separately frae North Hamgyŏng as the Directly Governed Ceety (Chikhalsi) o Rasŏn. Prior tae 1993 an frae 2004 tae 2009 the ceety haed been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province. Syne 2010 the ceety is a "Special Ceety", again breakin frae provincial control but different tae its aulder designation as a "Directly Governed Ceety".[2] It is unclear what this means in practice. Rason borders Jilin province o Cheenae an Primorsky Krai o Roushie. In Sooth Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" o the name is pronoonced as "N," as per staundart Korean phonology.
Rason 라선 | |
|---|---|
| 라선특별시 · Rason Directly Governed City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hancha | 羅先特別市 |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Rasŏn T'ŭkpyŏlsi |
| • Revised Romanization | Naseon Teukbyeolsi |
 From top left: Pipasom Island, Emperor Hotel and Casino, & Rason Hotel | |
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| Kintra |  North Korea |
| Region | Kwanbuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 746 km2 (288 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 196,954 |
| • Density | 275/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
References
eedit- ↑ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ↑ http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=5866
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