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Kanggye
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Kanggye (; ) is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 251,971. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Kanggye is referenced by 119 other articles, and connects out to Chagang Province, North Korea and copper.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Cities in Chagang Province.
Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kanggye
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ko
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Chosŏn'gŭl
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- 강계시
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hancha
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- 江界市
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
- Kanggye-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Ganggye-si
- Settlement.image_map
- DPRK2006 Chagang-Kanggye.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Chagang showing the location of Kanggye
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- North Korea
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within North Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 江界市
- Country
- North Korea
- Located in
- Chagang Province
- Population
- 251971
- Area
- 263.667
- Capital of
- Chagang Province
- Image
- Kanggye circa 1960.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kanggye
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Attractions
- Facilities
- Transportation
- Broadcasting
- Economy
- Electricity production
- Kanggye Timber Processing Factory
- No.26 General Plant
- Administrative divisions
- Neighborhoods (dong)
- Villages (ri)
- Geography
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanggye | native_name = | native_name_lang = ko | official_name = | settlement_type = Municipal City | total_type = | motto = | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type = Chosŏn'gŭl | translit_lang1_info = 강계시 | translit_lang1_type1 = Hancha | translit_lang1_info1 = 江界市 | translit_lang1_type2 = | translit_lang1_info2 = Kanggye-si | translit_lang1_type3 = | translit_lang1_info3 = Ganggye-si
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanggye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
5 mapped locations