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    South Hamgyong Province (Korean: 함경남도, Hamgyŏngnamdo; Korean pronunciation: [ham.ɡjʌŋ.nam.do]) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in...
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    Hamgyong Province (Korean pronunciation: [ha̠m.ɡjʌ̹ŋ.do̞]) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Hamgyong was located in the...
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    the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) to the north, South Hamgyong to the southwest and Ryanggang...
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    Hamhung (category Cities in South Hamgyong)
    populous city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province, Hamhung is the main and most populous...
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    Administration. The province is bordered by South Hamgyŏng to the north, South P'yŏngan and North Hwanghae to the west, and Kaesŏng to the south. Additionally...
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  • July 24, 1884, in Dongsan-ri, Gyeongwon-myeon, Kyongwon County, South Hamgyong Province, Joseon. In 1903 or July 1, 1907, he joined Chondoism at the recommendation...
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    capital was Kankō (Hamhung). The province consisted of modern-day South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. Number of people by nationality according to the...
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  • 9 metres (5,603 ft), third tallest mountain in South Korea, second tallest mountain in mainland South Korea. Seungdusan (승두산; 僧頭山) – 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)...
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    South Hamgyeong Province (Korean: 함경남도, Hamgyeongnam-do) (Korean pronunciation: [hamɡjʌŋ namdo]) corresponds to North Korea's South Hamgyong Province...
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  • made from ground mung beans and vegetables). Hamgyong province, consisting of North and South Hamgyong provinces, belongs to the administration of North...
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  • 745 metres. It stands between Changjin County and Yonggwang County in South Hamgyong Province. List of mountains of Korea An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300...
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    Kŭmho is a chigu, or area, in South Hamgyŏng province, near the city of Sinp'o, North Korea. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special...
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  • 289 metres. It stands between Yodok County and Sudong district in South Hamgyong Province. List of mountains of Korea An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300...
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    County Puryong County Kyongwon County Kyonghung County Yonsa County South Hamgyong Province 4 cities (si): Hamhung Hungnam Sinpo Tanchon 1 district (ku): Sudong...
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  • part of South Hamgyong Province) Also in 1946, the cities of Seoul in the south and Pyongyang in the north separated from Gyeonggi and South Pyongan Provinces...
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    Hamhung Royal Villa (category Buildings and structures in South Hamgyong Province)
    39°50′03″N 127°37′06″E / 39.834179°N 127.618303°E / 39.834179; 127.618303 Hamheung Royal Villa (Korean: 함흥본궁; Hanja: 咸興本宮) is a villa located in Sonamudong...
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  • largest in the world), particularly in the North and South Hamgyong Province and Chagang Province. However, often these cannot be mined due to the acute...
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  • in neighbourhood of Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea Ragwon County (락원군, 樂園郡), county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea "Paradise" (낙원), song by BTS...
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  • South Hamgyong Sci-Tech Library (Korean: 함경남도과학기술도서관) is a public library located in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. South Hamgyong Sci-Tech...
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    Hamgyong to the east, South Hamgyong to the south, and Chagang to the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng....
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  • The Hamgyŏng dialect, or Northeastern Korean, is a dialect of the Korean language used in most of North and South Hamgyŏng and Ryanggang Provinces of northeastern...
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    1417), P'yŏngan, and Yŏnggil (eventually renamed Hamgyŏng in 1509). For almost 500 years, the eight-province system remained virtually unchanged. In 1895...
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  • Kim Yong-il (category People from South Hamgyong Province)
    Kim Yong-il (Korean: 김영일; born 2 May 1944) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from April 2007 to 7 June 2010. He was...
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    Sinhung County (category Counties of South Hamgyong)
    Sinhŭng County is a mountainous county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is traversed by the Hamgyŏng and Palbong ranges. The highest point is...
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    Battle of Chosin Reservoir (category History of South Hamgyong Province)
    advanced rapidly into North Korea with the intention of reuniting North and South Korea before the end of 1950. North Korea is divided through the center...
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  • South Hamgyong Province was closed in 1990 to decrease the amount of political prison camps. Prison camp No. 22 in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province was...
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  • The Battle at Lake Changjin (category Films set in South Hamgyong Province)
    Korean invasion of South Korea on 25 June 1950. U.S. aircraft are then shown indiscriminately bombing a village in Andong Province, China, north of the...
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  • of Korea and chairman of the Provincial Party Committee of the South Hamgyong Province. In May 2016, he was appointed a member of the 7th Central Committee...
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  • 公氏) was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Munchon, South Hamgyong Province. According to the research in 2000, the number of Muncheon Gong...
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    Kim Kyung-cheon (category People from South Hamgyong Province)
    In 1888, he was born in a rich, Yangban-traditioned family in South Hamgyong Province, Pukchong County, as the fifth son of his father Kim Jeong-woo...
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