Hamhung
Hamhung
함흥시 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 함흥시 |
| • Hancha | 咸興市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Hamhŭng-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Hamheung-si |
 A view of Hamhung | |
| Country |  North Korea |
| Region | Kwannam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 559,056 |
| • Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
Hamhung is a city in North Korea. It is the capital of South Hamgyong Province. It is the second largest city in North Korea and has the population of 768,551 as of 2008[update].[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ United Nations Statistics Division; 2008 Census of Population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted on 1–15 October 2008 (pdf-file) Archived 31 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2009-03-18.
