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Kimchaek

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Kimchaek 

(until 1951, Songjin), a city in northern Korea, in the Korean People’s Democratic Republic, in Hamgyong-Pukto province. Population, 87,200 (1960). It is a port on the ice-free bay of Songjinhang on the Sea of Japan and is a major center of ferrous metallurgy. Industry includes the production of ferroalloys, electric steel, and building materials; food-processing; and a shipyard. Magnesite and graphite are mined near Kimchaek. The city was renamed in honor of Kim Chaek.
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Investigators found the boat left the North's northeastern port of Kimchaek on September 27 and sailed as far as 250 kilometres (150 miles) southeast into international waters to avoid the North's radar, Yonhap news agency said.
S.Korea rejects demands to return defectors by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
REP THE CONG 02801 C KILPISJARVI FINLAND 47025 C KIMCHAEK DPR KOREA 40437 CT KING KHALED INT.
WMO Pub 9 Vol A by Monthly Climatic Data for the World
Japan's Coast Guard said last week the communist state was warning ships not to pass through waters within a 130-kilometre (80-mile) radius of the town of Kimchaek on its northeast coast.
NKorea test-fires short-range missile: Yonhap by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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