Hamhŭng

Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si; ) is North Korea's second-most populous city, and a major port city and industrial hub. Hamhung is the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the 16th largest city in the Korean Peninsula. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong Province, Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province. Hamhung was centrally planned and built by the North Korean Government.

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Hamhung is North Korea's second-largest city and serves as a major port and industrial center for the country. As the capital of South Hamgyong Province, it plays a significant economic and administrative role in North Korea's eastern region.

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Key facts

Settlement.parts: 7 kuyok
Settlement.area_total_km2: 330
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008
Settlement.population_total: 768,551
Settlement.population_density_km2: 2,328
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1: Hamgyŏng
Settlement.timezone: Pyongyang Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +9
Settlement.name: Hamhŭng
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: 함흥시
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: 咸興市
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Hamhŭng-si

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 함흥시
Country: Korean Empire
Located in: South Hamgyong Province
Continent: Asia
Population: 768551
Area: 330
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Capital of: South Hamgyong Province
Image: Hamhung-north-korea-september-2015.jpg

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Commons category: Hamhung
topic's main category: Category:Hamhung
twinned administrative body: Shanghai
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
category of associated people: Category:People from Hamhung
native label: 함흥

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Article · Italiano

Hamhŭng (함흥시?, 咸興市?, Hamhŭng-siLR) è una città della Corea del Nord di 768 551 abitanti, capoluogo della provincia dell'Hamgyŏng Meridionale. È la terza città del Paese per popolazione e la maggiore sulla costa orientale. È il centro economico e culturale della Corea nordorientale.

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