Samjiyon

Samjiyŏn is divided into 10 dong (neighborhoods) and 6 ri (villages):

{{main|Samjiyŏn Airport}}

File:Samjiyon Airport (14560530404).jpg]]

Samjiyŏn is served by the Korean People's Air Force along with the national flag carrier Air Koryo which operates scheduled flights and charter services between Samjiyŏn and P'yŏngyang, Wŏnsan and Ch'ŏngjin. In 2005, the airport was closed due to major renovations, which were partially underwritten by the Hyundai corporation.

Samjiyŏn city is served by the narrow-gauge Samjiyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. Construction of a new, {{convert|78|km}} standard-gauge line from the Pukbunaeryuk Line at Hyesan to Samjiyŏn is underway since 2008, with 80% of the roadbed and 70% of lineside structures being complete as of June 2015;{{cite web|url=http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2015/06/17/samjiyon-railway-line/|title=Samjiyon Railway Line|website=North Korean Economy Watch|accessdate=25 June 2018}} the new terminus station is to be at Chunghŭng-ri, Samjiyŏn city.{{cite web|url=http://www.rfa.org/korean/weekly_program/c704c131c0acc9c4-d558b298c5d0c11c-bcf8-bd81d55c/satellitenk-06172015155249.html|title=혜산~삼지연 철길, 정치적 의도 내포|website=Radio Free Asia|accessdate=25 June 2018}}

The current train station for the leader is located near Ŭihwa-ri in Poch'ŏn county, Ryanggang, in a very narrow gorge, making aerial attack difficult. The facilities of this station are much more sophisticated than the nearby civilian Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01300&num=2685|title=Kim Jong Il's Personal Train Station in Hyesan|date=19 September 2007}} Officially called Hyesan No.1 Railway Station, it is commonly known as Wangdŏk Station due to the original 1985 station having been built only {{convert|2|km}} from Wangdŏk.

The first station was built in 1985, but as it was easily viewed from China, in 1989 it was destroyed and moved to a second site, {{convert|2|km}} north of the current third site. However, on inspecting the completed facilities, Kim Il Sung deemed it unsuitable, as it was in view of China's mountains. Ordering a third rebuild, the second station was taken over by the Samjiyŏn Precision Machinery Factory (the No. 95 Munitions Factory) after completion of the current, third site, in 1992. This third station is located directly on the Paektu Mountain Tourist Road, which gives direct access to Kim Il Sung’s palace compound. 20 civilian personnel and two military squads protect the area immediately around the station. During the annual visit by the leader in July or August, the entire civilian population is employed to clean the transportation system and local environment.

File:Laika ac Samjiyon Grand Monument (7998446015).jpg]]

The Samjiyon Grand Monument consists of four groups of sculptures called On the Battlefield, Fatherland, Longing, and Forwards.{{cite book|last1=Bärtås|first1=Magnus|last2=Ekman|first2=Fredrik|title=Hirviöidenkin on kuoltava: Ryhmämatka Pohjois-Koreaan|year=2014|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|language=fi|isbn=978-951-31-7727-0|page=66|trans-title=All Monsters Must Die: An Excursion to North Korea|translator-last=Eskelinen|translator-first=Heikki}}

Samjiyŏn has been a holiday resort and destination for two leaders of North Korea. Both Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il have established palaces and compounds in the area, accessed by a specially developed and exclusive railway station for the leaders’ train.

Samjiyon has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc/Dwb) with cool summers and cold, dry winters.

{{Weather box

| location = Samjiyon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976-present)

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| Jan high C = −10.2

| Feb high C = −6.7

| Mar high C = −0.9

| Apr high C = 7.8

| May high C = 15.4

| Jun high C = 19.8

| Jul high C = 22.6

| Aug high C = 22.0

| Sep high C = 17.1

| Oct high C = 9.8

| Nov high C = −0.8

| Dec high C = −8.6

| year high C = 7.3

| Jan mean C = −16.9

| Feb mean C = −13.7

| Mar mean C = −7.2

| Apr mean C = 1.5

| May mean C = 8.5

| Jun mean C = 13.2

| Jul mean C = 16.8

| Aug mean C = 16.1

| Sep mean C = 10.0

| Oct mean C = 2.6

| Nov mean C = −6.6

| Dec mean C = −14.5

| year mean C = 0.8

| Jan low C = −23.2

| Feb low C = −20.9

| Mar low C = −14.7

| Apr low C = −5.1

| May low C = 1.8

| Jun low C = 7.0

| Jul low C = 11.7

| Aug low C = 11.0

| Sep low C = 3.3

| Oct low C = −3.9

| Nov low C = −12.4

| Dec low C = −20.5

| year low C = -5.5

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 14.7

| Feb precipitation mm = 17.5

| Mar precipitation mm = 31.5

| Apr precipitation mm = 46.5

| May precipitation mm = 91.4

| Jun precipitation mm = 128.5

| Jul precipitation mm = 188.9

| Aug precipitation mm = 188.9

| Sep precipitation mm = 72.6

| Oct precipitation mm = 42.3

| Nov precipitation mm = 44.7

| Dec precipitation mm = 23.6

| year precipitation mm = 891.1

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 9.4

| Feb precipitation days = 8.7

| Mar precipitation days = 11.8

| Apr precipitation days = 11.3

| May precipitation days = 15.0

| Jun precipitation days = 16.9

| Jul precipitation days = 17.0

| Aug precipitation days = 15.5

| Sep precipitation days = 9.0

| Oct precipitation days = 8.7

| Nov precipitation days = 12.3

| Dec precipitation days = 11.9

| year precipitation days =

|Jan record high C = 5.3

|Feb record high C = 12.0

|Mar record high C = 14.7

|Apr record high C = 24.5

|May record high C = 32.9

|Jun record high C = 29.8

|Jul record high C = 32.3

|Aug record high C = 34.2

|Sep record high C = 29.0

|Oct record high C = 23.8

|Nov record high C = 18.0

|Dec record high C = 10.2

|Jan record low C = -42.0

|Feb record low C = -42.0

|Mar record low C = -33.6

|Apr record low C = -23.0

|May record low C = -9.0

|Jun record low C = -3.7

|Jul record low C = 0.0

|Aug record low C = -3.8

|Sep record low C = -11.7

|Oct record low C = -25.5

|Nov record low C = -31.4

|Dec record low C = -38.9

| Jan snow days = 14.5

| Feb snow days = 12.5

| Mar snow days = 16.7

| Apr snow days = 12.6

| May snow days = 4.0

| Jun snow days = 0.5

| Jul snow days = 0.1

| Aug snow days = 0.1

| Sep snow days = 0.3

| Oct snow days = 6.7

| Nov snow days = 16.0

| Dec snow days = 17.2

| year snow days =

| Jan humidity = 76.8

| Feb humidity = 72.6

| Mar humidity = 69.5

| Apr humidity = 66.1

| May humidity = 68.2

| Jun humidity = 78.1

| Jul humidity = 84.1

| Aug humidity = 84.5

| Sep humidity = 77.1

| Oct humidity = 69.9

| Nov humidity = 75.8

| Dec humidity = 78.1

| year humidity = 75.1

|source 1 = Korea Meteorological Administration{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211112/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/northkorea_pdf_0104.pdf

| archive-date = 29 January 2022

| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/northkorea_pdf_0104.pdf

| title = 30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)

| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration

| access-date = 23 March 2022

| language = ko

| url-status = live

| pages = 204, 276, and 343}}

|source 2 = NOAA (extremes){{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=47005099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP

| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| accessdate = January 26, 2023

}}

}}

It has one of the three speed skating ovals in the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/rink/PRSA/|title=Rink card of: Icestadion Samji Samjion (Samjiyŏn)|website=www.speedskatingnews.info|accessdate=25 June 2018}}

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• [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165472#Post165472 North Korea Uncovered] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114214343/http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=165472#Post165472 |date=2012-01-14 }}, (North Korea Google Earth) a Google Earth map of most of Samjiyŏn's monuments, tourist facilities, and political residencies.
• [https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=37374328@N06&q=samjiyon A collection of photos from in and around Samjiyon]
• [http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/book/new_window.php?10+10110 Samjiyon County Changes Its Appearance picture album] at Naenara

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