Kanggye
Also known as Kanggye-si, Kanggye City
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 (1392-1910).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kanggye
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ko
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Chosŏn'gŭl
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- 강계시
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hancha
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- 江界市
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
- Kanggye-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Ganggye-si
- Settlement.image_map
- DPRK2006 Chagang-Kanggye.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Chagang showing the location of Kanggye
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Attractions
- Facilities
- Transportation
- Broadcasting
- Economy
- Electricity production
- Kanggye Timber Processing Factory
- No.26 General Plant
- Administrative divisions
- Neighborhoods (dong)
- Villages (ri)
- Geography
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
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