Kanggye-si
Kanggye is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 251,971. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanggye station.
Kanggye station
Railway station
Kanggye station is a railway station in Kanggye municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line to Rangrim.
Kanggye-si
- Also known as: “Ganggye”, “Ganggye-si”, “Kanggye”, and “Kanggye-ŭp”
- Location: Chagang, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.9465° or 40° 56′ 47″ northLongitude
126.5923° or 126° 35′ 32″ eastElevation
314 metres (1,030 feet)Open location code
8QG8WHWR+HWGeoNames ID
2043568
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In Other Languages
“Kanggye-si” goes by many names.
- Korean: “강계”
- Korean: “강계시”
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