Rasŏn
| Rason 라선 |
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| — Directly Govrened Ceety — | |
| 라선특별시 · Rason Directly Governed City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| - Hancha | 羅先特別市 |
| - McCune–Reischauer | Rasŏn T'ŭkpyŏlsi |
| - Revised Romanization | Naseon Teukbyeolsi |
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| Kintra |  North Korea |
| Region | Kwanbuk |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 746 km2 (288 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Indwallers (2008)[1] | |
| - Tot | 196,954 |
| - Densitie | 275/km2 (712.2/sq mi) |
| - Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
Rasŏn (umwhile Rajin-Sŏnbong; Korean pronunciation: [ɾasɔn, ɾadʑin-sɔnboŋ]) is a North Korean ceety in the Kwanbuk region an location o the Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone. In 2000 the name wis shortened frae "Rajin-Sŏnbong" tae "Rasŏn". Frae 1993 tae 2004 wis administered separately frae North Hamgyŏng as the Directly Governed Ceety (Chikhalsi) o Rasŏn. Prior tae 1993 an frae 2004 tae 2009 the ceety haed been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province. Since 2010 the ceety is a "Special Ceety", again breakin frae provincial control but different tae its aulder designation as a "Directly Governed Ceety".[2] It is unclear what this means in practice. Rason borders Jilin province o Cheenae an Primorsky Krai o Roushie. In Sooth Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" o the name is pronoonced as "N," as per staundart Korean phonology.
Reflist [edit]
- ↑ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ↑ http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=5866
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 Jilin, Cheenae |
 Roushie |
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