Kangso-guyok

Kangsŏ is a ward in , province, . The population is 191,356.
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  • Type: Locality with 191,000 residents
  • Description: district in North Korea
  • Also known as: Gangseo-guyeok”, “Giyō”, “Kango”, “Kangso”, “Kangsŏ Ward”, “Kangsŏ-guyŏk”, “Kangsŏ-ŭp”, “Kiyang”, “Kiyang-ni”, “Kiyō”, “Kiyō-ri”, “Kōsei”, “Taean”, and “Taean-si

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangseo and 13th of April Ironworks.

Railway station
Kangsŏ station is a railway station in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Special City, , on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway. It is the starting point of the Taean Line and of the Posan Line.

The April 13 Ironworks, one of 's primary metal industries, is an ironworks in Posan-dong, , . Originally opened during the Japanese colonial era, it was nationalised after the partition of Korea and has been renovated several times, in the 1960s and again in the 1980s. is situated 3½ km southeast of Kangso-guyok.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chongsan-ri and Taean-guyok.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kangso-guyok.

Town
Taean is a ward in , province, . is situated 8 km south of Kangso-guyok.

Kangso-guyok

Latitude
38.90861° or 38° 54′ 31″ north
Longitude
125.52667° or 125° 31′ 36″ east
Population
191,000
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8QC7WG5G+CM
Geo­Names ID
1865787
Wiki­data ID
Q702276
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Kangso-guyok” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kangsŏ-guyŏk
  • Chinese: Kangsŏ Khu-he̍k
  • Chinese: 江西区域
  • Chinese: 江西區域
  • Danish: Kangso
  • Dutch: Kangso
  • Finnish: Gangseon piirikunta
  • Finnish: Kangso
  • French: Arrondissement de Kangso
  • French: Gangseo-guyeok
  • French: Kangsŏ-guyŏk
  • French: Kangso
  • Greek: Γκάνγκσο-γκούγιοκ
  • Japanese: 江西区域
  • Korean: 강서구역
  • Korean: 강서군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kangsŏ Khu-he̍k
  • Polish: Kangsŏ
  • Russian: Кангсо
  • Swedish: Kangsŏ-guyŏk
  • Swedish: Kangso
  • Ukrainian: Кансо
  • Urdu: کانگسو ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Kangso
  • Vietnamese: Kangsŏ

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kiyang and Sŏhak-san.

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