Chongjin
Chongjin 청진 | |
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| 청진시 | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosongul | 청진시 |
| • Hancha | 淸津市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏngjin-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Cheongjin-si |
 Dountoun Chongjin in September 2011, as seen frae the ceety's monument o Kim Il-sung. | |
| Eik-name(s): Ceety o Iron | |
  Chongjin | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 129°46′E / 41.783°N 129.767°E | |
| Kintra |  North Korea |
| Province | North Hamgyong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 269 km2 (104 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 627,000 |
| • Dialect | Hamgyong |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Ch'ŏngjin (청진시, Ch'ŏngjin-si; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰɔŋdʑin-ɕi]) is the caipital o North Korea's North Hamgyŏng Province an the kintra's third lairgest ceety. Frae 1960 tae 1967 an again frae 1977 tae 1985, Ch'ŏngjin wis administered separately frae North Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed Ceety (Chikhalsi). Prior tae 1960, frae 1967 tae 1977, an since 1985, the ceety haes been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province.
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