Tanchon#Economy
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tanchon
| native_name = {{nobold|단천시}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| official_name =
| settlement_type = Municipal City
| translit_lang1 = Korean
|translit_lang1_type = Chosŏn'gŭl
|translit_lang1_info = 단천시
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hancha
| translit_lang1_info1 = 端川市
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Tanch'ŏn-si
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Dancheon-si
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_map = DPRK2006 Hamnam-Tanchon.PNG
| map_caption = Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Tanchon
| image_map1 = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=9}}
| pushpin_map = North Korea
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Korea
| coordinates = {{coord|40.458|128.911|display=title, inline|region:KP_type:city}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = North Korea
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = South Hamgyong Province
| area_total_km2 = 2170
| population_as_of = 2008
| population_total = 345,876
| population_density_km2 = auto
|population_blank1_title = Dialect
|population_blank1 = Hamgyŏng
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = 39 tong, 39 ri
| timezone = Pyongyang Time
| utc_offset = +9
}}
Tanch'ŏn ({{IPA|ko|tan.tsʰʌn}}) is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows.
Administrative divisions
Tanch'ŏn is divided into 39 tong (neighbourhoods) and 39 ri (villages):
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Economy
There are extensive mineral resources in the area, including cobalt, magnesite, and iron ore.
The city is known for its chemical production, textiles, metal ware, machinery and smelting. The Komdok mine is located in Kumgol-1 dong.{{Cite web|title=북한지역정보넷|url=http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoAdminstList.aspx?mc=AD0101&ac=A0802002&tid=AD010100039742&direct=1&direct=1|access-date=2021-04-10|website=www.cybernk.net}} The Taehung mine is located in South Hamgyong Province.
The area is also home to the large Tanchon Power Station (under construction as of April 2020), consisting of hundreds of kilometres of waterway tunnels and a planned six power stations, that has been under construction since 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.38north.org/2019/10/hydropower101119/ |title=North Korea's Hydroelectric Power - The Tanchon Power Station Project |author1=Peter Makowsky |author2=Jenny Town |author3=Samantha Pitz |publisher=The Henry L. Stimson Center |work=38 North |date=11 October 2019 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.38north.org/2020/04/tanchon042420/ |title=Tanchon Power Station Project: A Decline in Progress? |last=Makowsky |first=Peter |publisher=The Henry L. Stimson Center |work=38 North |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=26 April 2020}}
;Technology
The City of Tanch'ŏn is featured in the PC game Tradewinds.
Transport
Tanch'ŏn is situated on the P'yŏngra Line and the Hŏch'ŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}} In 2012 the city's port was renovated and upgraded.{{cite web|url=http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/05/03/tanchon-port-reconstruction-to-be-completed-by-2012/|title="Tanchon Port reconstruction completed", NK Economy Watch.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529211546/http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/05/03/tanchon-port-reconstruction-to-be-completed-by-2012/|archivedate=2012-05-29}} Tanch'ŏn port was reconstructed, and a ceremony marking the completion was taken place in December 2012. In the ceremony, a joint congratulatory message sent by the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the Cabinet was read to the officials and members of shock brigades who performed labor feats in the construction of the port.{{cite web| url =http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/12/19/tanchon-port-reconstruction-to-be-completed-by-2012/| title =Tanchon Port reconstruction completed| work =North Korea Leadership Watch| accessdate =25 April 2013| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130322073747/http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2012/12/19/tanchon-port-reconstruction-to-be-completed-by-2012/| archivedate =22 March 2013}}
A trolleybus line runs within Tanchon from next to Kumgol station in Kumgol 1-dong to Kumgol 3-dong with a length of over 6 km. The line was opened in 1986 to serve the Komdok mining region though there have been no trolleybuses seen on satellite imagery since 2011.{{Cite web|title=북한지역정보넷|url=http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoAdminstList.aspx?mc=AD0101&ac=A0802002&tid=AD010100039742&direct=1&direct=1|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cybernk.net}}{{Cite web|title=북한지역정보넷|url=http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?mc=CC0303&sc=A32020002&tid=CC020300008106&direct=1&direct=1|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.cybernk.net}}
Wildlife
The population of Chinese gorals in Tanch'ŏn has been designated North Korean natural monument #293.{{cite web|url=http://nature.cha.go.kr/cont/natural_v.jsp?nat_id=NM-NK293&nation=N&s_cate_id=N0202&img_num=7|title=단천산양|work=Cultural Heritage Administration guide to North Korean natural monuments|accessdate=2006-12-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190127/http://nature.cha.go.kr/cont/natural_v.jsp?nat_id=NM-NK293&nation=N&s_cate_id=N0202&img_num=7|archivedate=2007-09-30}}
Climate
Tanchon has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa).
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| Jan high C =1.1
| Feb high C =2.4
| Mar high C =6.9
| Apr high C =13.5
| May high C =18.2
| Jun high C =20.9
| Jul high C =24.8
| Aug high C =26.0
| Sep high C =22.9
| Oct high C =17.7
| Nov high C =10.1
| Dec high C =3.4
| Jan mean C =-4.4
| Feb mean C =-3.0
| Mar mean C =-1.8
| Apr mean C =7.6
| May mean C =12.4
| Jun mean C =16.1
| Jul mean C =20.6
| Aug mean C =22.0
| Sep mean C =17.9
| Oct mean C =11.9
| Nov mean C =4.9
| Dec mean C =-1.7
| Jan low C =-9.8
| Feb low C =-8.3
| Mar low C =-3.2
| Apr low C =1.7
| May low C =6.7
| Jun low C =11.4
| Jul low C =16.5
| Aug low C =18.1
| Sep low C =13.0
| Oct low C =6.2
| Nov low C =-0.3
| Dec low C =-6.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm =23
| Feb precipitation mm =18
| Mar precipitation mm =24
| Apr precipitation mm =37
| May precipitation mm =53
| Jun precipitation mm =83
| Jul precipitation mm =129
| Aug precipitation mm =156
| Sep precipitation mm =108
| Oct precipitation mm =45
| Nov precipitation mm =47
| Dec precipitation mm =27
|source = Climate-Data.org {{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/53481/
|title = Climate: Tanchon
|publisher = Climate-Data.org
|access-date = July 26, 2018
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See also
{{portal|North Korea}}
References
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Further reading
- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. {{ISBN|978-89-6297-167-5}}
External links
- {{baekgwa|nate=12369000|naver=42886|empas_b=123024|empas_k=266767}}
- [https://koreanologie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_koreanologie/North_Korean_Cities/Tanchon/Tanchon.pdf City profile of Tanchon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310031947/https://koreanologie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/p_koreanologie/North_Korean_Cities/Tanchon/Tanchon.pdf |date=2016-03-10 }}
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{{Metropolitan cities of North Korea}}
{{Most populous cities in North Korea}}
Category:Cities in South Hamgyong
Category:Port cities and towns in North Korea
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