Hwangju County

Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, .
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  • Type: county of North Korea with 155,000 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: Hwangju-gun (Korea)” and “Kōshū-gun

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kindung.

Railway station
Kindŭng station is a railway station in Ryonggung-ri, Hwangju County, , . It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from to is situated 3½ km east of Hwangju County.

Hwangju County

Latitude
38.7401° or 38° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
125.7372° or 125° 44′ 14″ east
Population
155,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8QC7PPRP+2V
Geo­Names ID
1876874
Wiki­data ID
Q705723
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hwangju County” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: محافظة هوانغجو
  • Cebuano: Hwangju-gun
  • Chinese: Hwangju Kūn
  • Chinese: 黃州
  • Chinese: 黃州郡
  • Chinese: 黄州郡
  • Esperanto: Hŭangĵu
  • Greek: Χουάνγκτζου-γκουν
  • Hungarian: Hvangdzsu
  • Japanese: 黄州郡
  • Korean: 황주
  • Korean: 황주군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Hwangju Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hwangju
  • Norwegian: Hwangju
  • Persian: شهرستان هوانگجو
  • Polish: Hwangju
  • Slovak: Hwangdžu-gun
  • Slovak: Hwangdžu
  • Slovak: 황주군
  • Slovak: 黃州郡
  • Swedish: Hwangju-gun
  • Swedish: Hwangju
  • Vietnamese: Hwangju
  • Welsh: Sir Hwangju
  • Yue Chinese: 黃州

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ch’ŏngmaegye and Songoji.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ch’im-san and Changch’ŏlli-yŏk.

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