Kimchaek

Kimch'aek, formerly Sŏngjin, is a city in North Hamgyong Province, . It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699.
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  • City with about 207,000 residents
  • Description: city in North Korea
  • Also known as
    “Gimchaek-si”
    “Jōshin”
    “Jōshin-fu”
    “Kim Chaek City”
    “Kimchaek-si”
    “Siöng-tschin”
    “Song-chin”
    “Songjin-bu”
    “Sŏngjin-si”
    “Sŏngjin-ŭp”
    “Songjin-yu”
    “Zyōsin”
    “Zyōsin-yū”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kimchaek station.
Railway station
Kimch'aek station is a railway station in .
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Latitude
40.6743° or 40° 40′ 27″ north
Longitude
129.1995° or 129° 11′ 58″ east
Open location code
8QGFM5FX+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Kimchaek” goes by many names.
GimchaekAchinese
KimchaekAchinese
كيمتشايكArabic
KimçxekAzerbaijani
কিমচায়েকBengali
КимчекBulgarian
КимчхъкBulgarian
Kimch’aekCatalan
城津市Chinese
金策市Chinese
KimčchäkCzech
KimčchekCzech
KimchaekDanish
Kimch’aekDutch
KimĉekurboEsperanto
GimchaekFinnish
Kimch’aekFinnish
SŏngjinFinnish
ΓκίμτσεκGreek
કિમચેકGujarati
किमचाएकHindi
Kim Cshek-városHungarian
KimchaekIndonesian
KimchaekIrish
Kimch’aekItalian
きむちぇくしJapanese
城津Japanese
城津府Japanese
金策市Japanese
ಕಿಮ್ಚೆಕ್Kannada
길성Korean
길성부Korean
김책Korean
김책시Korean
성진Korean
성진군Korean
성진부Korean
성진시Korean
학성군Korean
KimčhekaLatvian
KimčchekasLithuanian
KimchaekMalay
किमचेएकMarathi
Kimch’aek ChhīMin Nan Chinese
KimchaekNorwegian
KimchaekNorwegian Bokmål
SongjinNorwegian Bokmål
کیمچائکPersian
کیمچکPersian
Kim CzhekPolish
Kimch’aekPolish
SŏngjinPolish
Ким-ЧакRussian
Ким-ЧхэкRussian
СонджинRussian
Kimch’aekSerbo-Croatian
කිම්චයික්Sinhala
Kim ChaekSwedish
KimchaekTagalog
கிம்செக்Tamil
КимчекTatar
కిమ్చిక్Telugu
คิมแช็กThai
คิมแช็คThai
KimchaekTurkish
КімчхекUkrainian
کمچائکUrdu
Kimch’aekVenetian
Kimch’aekVietnamese
KimchaekWaray (Philippines)

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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North Korea: Highlights

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