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Chongjin or Chungjinboth: chŭng'jĕn', Jap. Seishin, city (1993 pop. 582,480), NE North Korea, an ice-free port on the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). It was developed in the 1930s by the Japanese as an iron and steel center. The city has metallurgical plants, chemical factories, and fish canneries, and also produces ships, machinery, and textiles.

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Ch'ŏngjin, North Korea's third largest city. It is also the capital of the North Hamgyŏng Province in North Korea. From 1960 to 1967 and again from 1977 to 1985, Ch'ŏngjin was administered separately from North Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed City. Prior to 1960, from 1967 to 1977, and since 1985, the city has been part of the North Hamgyŏng Province. Ch'ŏngjin is divided into 7 wards.
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Sunam-guyŏk Originally Chongjin was only a small fishing village, located in northeastern Korea. In 1908, the Japanese, in order to...more »

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