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{{Short description|Area of South Hamgyong, North Korea}} |
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rr=Geumho-jigu| |
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| name = Kumho |
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mr=Kŭmho chigu| |
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| translit_lang1 = Korean |
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| translit_lang1_type = [[Hangul]] |
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| translit_lang1_info = 금호지구 |
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| translit_lang1_info3 = Kŭmho-jigu |
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| image_map = DPRK2006 Hamnam-Kumho.PNG |
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| map_caption = Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Kumho |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name = [[North Korea]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of North Korea|Province]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[South Hamgyong]] |
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| seat_type = Capital |
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| leader_title = Mayor |
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| area_total_km2 = 104 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]</ref> |
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| population_total = 37,430 |
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| population_as_of = 2008 |
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| population_density_km2 = auto |
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'''Kŭmho''' is a ''chigu'', or area, in [[South Hamgyong Province|South Hamgyŏng]] province, near the city of [[Sinpo|Sinp'o]], [[North Korea]]. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nk.chosun.com/map/map.html?ACT=geo_03 |title=행정구역 개편 일지 |work=NKChosun |date=2006-04-05 |accessdate=2006-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102025933/http://nk.chosun.com/map/map.html?ACT=geo_03 |archivedate=2006-11-02 }}</ref> |
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In Kŭmho near Sinp'o in 1987 the building of [[Nuclear power in North Korea|first national]] [[nuclear plant]] was started by [[USSR]] but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons. |
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'''Kumho''' is a ''chigu'', or area, in [[South Hamgyong]] province, near the city of [[Sinpo]]. It was the site of a planned [[light-water reactor]] which was to have been built with international support. The last international workers were pulled from the project in January 2006. |
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Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the [[Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization]] (KEDO) with international support. Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997, but reactors was never completed. The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006. |
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==Administrative divisions== |
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Kŭmho is divided into 1 ''[[Administrative divisions of North Korea|rodongjagu]]'' (workers' district) and 8 ''[[Administrative divisions of North Korea|ri]]'' (villages): |
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* Kangsang-rodongjagu |
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* Homanp'o-ri |
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* Honam-ri |
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* Kŭmho-ri |
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* Kwangch'ŏl-li |
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* Namhŭng-ri |
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* Omae-ri |
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* Sŏhŭng-ri |
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* Sokhu-ri |
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|} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Administrative divisions of North Korea]] |
*[[Administrative divisions of North Korea]] |
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*[[Geography of North Korea]] |
*[[Geography of North Korea]] |
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*[[Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/183rd_issue/2002090413.htm News item from 1994 announcing the beginning of construction] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182207/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/183rd_issue/2002090413.htm News item from 1994 announcing the beginning of construction] |
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*{{in lang|ko}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20041115133647/http://nk.chosun.com/north/north.html?ACT=life_detail&res_id=17583 NKChosun report on special education for Kumho locals interacting with foreigners] |
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{{South Hamgyong}} |
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[[Category:Districts of South Hamgyong]] |
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[[Category:Nuclear power in North Korea]] |
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[[Category:Unfinished nuclear reactors]] |
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{{NorthKorea-geo-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 6 November 2022
Kumho | |
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chigu (area) of North Korea | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 금호지구 |
| • Hanja | 琴湖地區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Geumho-jigu |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmho-jigu |
 Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Kumho | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′11.71″N 128°19′44.47″E / 40.0699194°N 128.3290194°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South Hamgyong |
| Area | |
• Total | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 37,430 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Kŭmho is a chigu, or area, in South Hamgyŏng province, near the city of Sinp'o, North Korea. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province.[2]
In Kŭmho near Sinp'o in 1987 the building of first national nuclear plant was started by USSR but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons.
Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) with international support. Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997, but reactors was never completed. The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kŭmho is divided into 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 8 ri (villages):
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
- ^ "행정구역 개편 일지". NKChosun. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
External links
[edit]- News item from 1994 announcing the beginning of construction
- (in Korean) NKChosun report on special education for Kumho locals interacting with foreigners
- In Korean language online encyclopedias:
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