Kimchaek

Also known as Kim Chaek City, Kimchaek-si

'''Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin''' (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699.

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Settlement.name: Kimchaek
Settlement.native_name: 김책시金策市
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: 김책시
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Kimch'aek si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Gimchaek-si
Settlement.image_map: DPRK2006 Hambuk-Kimchaek.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Kimchaek
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.pushpin_map: North Korea
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: North Korea

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 金策市
Population: 207299
Elevation: 1
Image: Kimchaek Stadium.jpg

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Commons category: Kimchaek
native label: 김책시

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'''Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin''' (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699.

==Etymology== The city received its current name in 1951 during the Korean War, in honor of the Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek. It was known as Jōshin during Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945.