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Tanchon

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Also known as Tanchon City, Tanchon-si

'''Tanch'ŏn''' () is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows.

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Settlement.name
Tanchon
Settlement.native_name_lang
ko
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipal City
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Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info
단천시
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
端川市
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
Tanch'ŏn-si
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Dancheon-si
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DPRK2006 Hamnam-Tanchon.PNG
Settlement.map_caption
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Tanchon
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North Korea
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Location within North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Hamgyong Province

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Official name
端川市
Population
345875
Area
2170
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native label
단천
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'''Tanch'ŏn''' () is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows.

==Administrative divisions== Tanch'ŏn is divided into 39 tong (neighbourhoods) and 39 ri (villages):

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