Posan-dong

Posan-dong is a locality in South P’yŏngan Province, North Korea. Posan-dong is situated nearby to the locality Munch’ŏl-li, as well as near Chuma-dong.

Places of Interest

Highlights include 13th April Ironworks.

13th April Ironworks

The April 13 Ironworks, one of North Korea's primary metal industries, is an ironworks in Posan-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o. 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taean-guyok and Chongsan-ri.

Taean-guyok

Town

Photo: Uri Tours, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Taean is a ward in Namp'o Special City, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Taean-guyok is situated 6 km southwest of Posan-dong.

Chongsan-ri

Village

Photo: Laika ac, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chongsan-ri is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Posan-dong.

Posan-dong

Type: Locality
Location: South P’yŏngan Province, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.88222° or 38° 52′ 56″ north

Longitude

125.54528° or 125° 32′ 43″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

8QC7VGJW+V4

GeoNames ID

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