Uiju County

Ŭiju is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province, . The county has an area of 420 km2, and a population of 110,018.
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  • Type: Locality with 50,100 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: “Eui-chu”, “Gishū”, “Gisyū”, “Ui-tsiu”, “Uiju-kun”, “Ŭiju-ŭp”, “Wi-dschu”, and “Wi-ju”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ojok-tong.

Village
is a village located in Uiju, , . It has a population of around 54,767 residents.

Uiju County

Latitude
40.1994° or 40° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
124.5317° or 124° 31′ 54″ east
Population
50,100
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8QG65GXJ+QM
Geo­Names ID
2039623
Wiki­data ID
Q701248
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Uiju County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ŭiju-gun”
  • Cebuano: “Ŭiju”
  • Chinese: “Ŭiju Kūn”
  • Chinese: “义州”
  • Chinese: “义州郡”
  • Chinese: “義州郡”
  • French: “arrondissement d’Ŭiju”
  • French: “Uiju”
  • French: “Ŭiju”
  • Greek: “Ούιτζου-γκουν”
  • Hungarian: “Idzsu”
  • Japanese: “義州郡”
  • Korean: “의주”
  • Korean: “의주군”
  • Korean: “의주부”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ŭiju Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uiju”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ŭiju”
  • Norwegian: “Uiju”
  • Persian: “شهرستان اوایجو”
  • Polish: “Ŭiju”
  • Russian: “Ыйджу”
  • Swedish: “Ŭiju-gun”
  • Swedish: “Ŭiju”
  • Ukrainian: “Ийджу”
  • Urdu: “اوئی جو کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Uiju”
  • Vietnamese: “Ŭiju”
  • Welsh: “Sir Uiju”
  • Yue Chinese: “義州郡”
  • “Ŭiju-gun”

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