Hyesan
Also known as Hyesan City, Hyesan-si
Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is 192,680.
Key facts
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- Hyesan
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- ko
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- Municipal city
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- Korean
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- Chosŏn'gŭl
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- 혜산시
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- Hancha
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- Hyesan-si
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- Hyesan-si
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- 巡道工出品 photo by Xundaogong - panoramio (106).jpg
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- Downtown Hyesan in September 2013
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- DPRK2006 Ryanggang-Hyesan.PNG
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14 sectionsContents
- Area
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Economy
- Transportation
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
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Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is 192,680.
== Area == Around the 1940s, this city included the nearby Paektu Mountains. However, due to several changes, the area of this city was reduced, and now it only includes the nearby Yalu River.
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