Anju, South Pyongan

Municipal City in South P'yongan, North Korea

Anju

안주시

Municipal City

Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl| 안주시
• Hancha| 安州市
• McCune-Reischauer| Anju-si
• Revised Romanization| Anju-si

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Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Anju

Anju

Location within North Korea

Coordinates: 39°37′12″N 125°39′36″E﻿ / ﻿39.62000°N 125.66000°E﻿ / 39.62000; 125.66000
Country| North Korea
Province| South P'yongan
Administrative divisions| 20 tong, 22 ri
Population

(2008[1])

• Total

| 240,117
• Dialect

| P'yŏngan
Time zone| UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Anju-si (Korean pronunciation: [an.dzu]) is a city in the South P'yŏngan province of North Korea. Its population was 240,117 in 2008.[1] The Ch'ongch'on River passes through Anju.

Sinanju Chongnyon station in the western part of Anju

## Climate

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Climate data for Anju, South Pyongan (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −1.1
(30.0)  | 2.4
(36.3)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 0.5
(32.9)  | 15.5
(59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −6.5
(20.3)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 10.3
(50.5)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 12.1
(53.8)  | 3.9
(39.0)  | −4.1
(24.6)  | 10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −11.5
(11.3)  | −7.7
(18.1)  | −1.5
(29.3)  | 4.6
(40.3)  | 10.8
(51.4)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | −0.6
(30.9)  | −8.2
(17.2)  | 5.4
(41.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 7.8
(0.31)  | 15.2
(0.60)  | 20.9
(0.82)  | 48.8
(1.92)  | 78.8
(3.10)  | 97.8
(3.85)  | 292.8
(11.53)  | 243.8
(9.60)  | 100.3
(3.95)  | 50.1
(1.97)  | 46.0
(1.81)  | 15.4
(0.61)  | 1,017.7
(40.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9  | 3.2  | 3.7  | 5.7  | 7.5  | 8.0  | 12.0  | 10.0  | 6.0  | 5.5  | 6.4  | 5.1  | 76.0
Average snowy days  | 3.9  | 2.7  | 1.6  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 1.3  | 4.7  | 14.4
Average relative humidity (%)  | 70.8  | 67.7  | 67.3  | 66.1  | 70.8  | 76.4  | 82.8  | 82.0  | 76.2  | 72.4  | 72.4  | 71.2  | 73.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2]

## Administrative divisions

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Anju-si is divided into 20 tong (neighbourhoods) and 22 ri (villages):

* Chŏnsan-dong (전산동)
* Kubong-dong (구봉동)
* Namch'ŏn-dong (남천동)
* Namp'yŏng-dong (남평동)
* Namhŭng-dong (남흥동)
* Tŏksŏng-dong (덕성동)
* Toksan-dong (독산동)
* Tŭngbangsan-dong (등방산동)
* Ryongyŏn-dong (룡연동)
* Munbong-dong (문봉동)
* Misang-dong (미상동)
* Songam-dong (송암동)
* Sinwŏn-dong (신원동)
* Yŏkchŏn-dong (역전동)
* Wŏnhŭng-dong (원흥동)
* Ch'angsong-dong (창송동)
* Ch'ŏngsong-dong (청송동)
* Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang-dong (청천강동)
* Ch'ilsŏng-dong (칠성동)
* P'ungyŏn-dong (풍년동)
* Changch'ŏl-li (장천리)

* Chunghŭng-ri (중흥리)
* Kuryong-ri (구룡리)
* Namch'il-li (남칠리)
* Pallyong-ri (반룡리)
* P'yŏngryul-li (평률리)
* Ripsŏng-ri (립석리)
* Ryongbong-ri (룡복리)
* Ryongdam-ri (룡담리)
* Ryonggye-ri (룡계리)
* Ryonghŭng-ri (룡흥리)
* Ryonghwa-ri (룡화리)
* Ryongjŏl-li (룡전리)
* Sangsŏ-ri (상서리)
* Sinhŭng-ri (신흥리)
* Songdo-ri (송도리)
* Songhang-ri (송학리)
* Sŏnhŭng-ri (선흥리)
* Unhang-ri (운학리)
* Unsong-ri (운송리)
* Wŏnp'ung-ri (원풍리)
* Yŏnp'ung-ri (연풍리)

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## Economy

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Anju lies near large deposits of anthracite coal, and contains one of the largest coal production facilities in the country.[3] The deposits contain more than 130 million metric tons of coal.[4] Namhŭng-dong is the location of the Namhŭng Youth Chemical Complex, one of North Korea's most important chemical combines.[5] Anju also contains at least one hotel open for foreigners, used primarily to accommodate for more travelers during peak holiday times.[6]

Anju is the location of the Cemetery for Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers, commemorating Korean War dead.

## Transportation

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Anju-si is served by several stations on the P'yŏngŭi and Kaech'ŏn lines of the Korean State Railway.

Anju has a trolleybus system with one line to Sinanju Chongnyon station. It formerly had another line to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex that looped around the entire complex which closed around 2000.[7]

## See also

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* North Korea portal

* List of cities in North Korea

## References

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1. ^ a b North Korean Central Statistic Bureau, 2008 Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 214, 306, and 344. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. ^ North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. 2003. ISBN 0765610043. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
4. ^ Kuo, Chin S. (1994). "The mineral industry of North Korea" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.
5. ^ Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. (10 April 2014). "North Korea's Namhung Youth Chemical Complex: Seven Years of Construction Pays Off". US-Korea Institute at SAIS.
6. ^ Gareth Johnson (20 December 2019). "Anju County, North Korea". Young Pioneer Tours.
7. ^ "Anju". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

## Further reading

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* Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. ISBN 978-89-6297-167-5

## External links

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* City profile of Anju Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine

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