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Documents for "Korean Political Geography":

• Andong city (1995 pop. 188,452), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., E South Korea. It is a railroad junction, terminus of the navigable portion of the Nakdong River, and a commercial center in an...

• Busan or Pusan , Jap. Fusan, city (1995 pop. 3,813,814), extreme SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is the nation's second largest city and largest port, handling most of South Korea's foreign trade. Since 1963, Busan has...

• Cheju South Korea: see Jeju.

• Chemulpo see Incheon , Korea.

• Cheonan or Chonan , city (1995 pop. 330,509), South Chungcheong prov., W South Korea. It is a railroad hub and a mining and agricultural center. Nearby are the Seongbul and Hyeonchung temples, as well as many hot...

• Cheongju or Chongju , city (1995 pop. 531,195), capital of North Chungcheong prov., W central South Korea. It is a transportation hub and a marketing and processing center for the surrounding agricultural region...

• Chinhae South Korea: see Jinhae.

• Chinju South Korea: see Jinju.

• Chinnampo North Korea: see Nampo.

• Chonan South Korea: see Cheonan.

• Chongjin or Chungjin , Jap. Seishin, city (1993 pop. 582,480), NE North Korea, an ice-free port on the Sea of Japan. It was developed in the 1930s by the Japanese as an iron and steel center. The city has metallurgical plants,...

• Chongju South Korea: see Cheongju.

• Chonju South Korea: see Jeonju.

• Chosen see Korea.

• Chuncheon or Chunchon , city (1993 pop. 179,372), capital of Gangwon (Kangwon) prov., N South Korea. It is an important market town and rice-processing center with rail and road links to Seoul. Textiles, silk yarn, and...

• Chunchon South Korea: see Chuncheon

• Chungjin see Chongjin , North Korea.

• Chungju city (1995 pop. 205,131), North Chungcheong prov., central South Korea. Chungju is an important agricultural center with a large fertilizer plant. It is linked to Seoul by the Han River. The...

• Daegu or Taegu , Jap. Taiku, city (1995 pop. 2,449,139), S South Korea, on the Sincheon and Geum rivers. An indepdendent metropolitan city, it is a transportation hub, a major industrial center, and a primary collection and...

• Daejeon or Taejon , city (1995 pop. 1,272,143), capital of South Chungcheong (Chungchong) prov., central South Korea. It is a railroad hub and industrial and agricultural center, producing textiles, chemicals,...

• Fusan Korea: see Busan.

• Ganghwa   Kanghwa, or Kanghoa , administrative district (1995 pop. 64,746), 163 sq mi (422 sq km), of Incheon (Inchon) city, consisting of 29 islands in the Yellow Sea off NW South Korea. Farming, especially ginseng and rice,...

• Gangneung or Kangnung , city (1993 pop. 151,921), Gangwon (Kangwon) prov., NE South Korea, a port on the Sea of Japan. An agricultural center with a silk weaving industry, Gangneung is famed for its beautiful scenery;...

• Gangwon or Kangwon , province (1995 pop. 1,466,794), N South Korea. Chuncheon is the capital. The 38th parallel that divided Korea after World War II ran through Gangwon, but after the Korean War truce of 1953 much of the province returned from North to South Korean rule...

• Gunsan or Kunsan , Jap. Gunzan, city (1995 pop. 266,517), North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea, on the Yellow Sea at the Geum (Kum) River estuary. It is a major port, especially for rice shipments, and is a commercial...

• Gwangju or Kwangju , city (1995 pop. 1,257,504), capital of South Jeolla (Cholla) prov. but administratively an independent metropolitan city, SW South Korea, in the Yeongsan (Yongsan) River lowland. A regional...

• Gyeonggi or Kyonggi , province (1995 pop. 7,649,914), NW South Korea. Suwon is the capital. The province surrounds Seoul and Incheon and has become part of their greater industrial region, producing ships, iron, steel, and plate-glass. Agriculture still plays a big part in...

• Iksan city (1995 pop. 322,749), NW North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., South Korea, on the Mangyeong and Geum rivers. A rail and highway transportation hub, the city lies on a plain where grains, fruits, and...

• Incheon or Inchon , city (1995 pop. 2,307,618), Gyeonggi (Kyonggi) prov., NW South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. The country's second largest port, Incheon has an ice-free harbor (protected by a tidal basin) and is the...

• Inchon South Korea: see Incheon.

• Iri former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan.

• Jeju or Cheju , Jap. Saishu, island and province of South Korea (1995 pop. 505,442), c.700 sq mi (1,810 sq km), c.60 mi (100 km) SW of the Korean peninsula. Korea's largest island, Jeju is of volcanic origin and rises to...

• Jeonju or Chonju , city (1995 pop. 563,406), capital of North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. It is a transportation and agricultural center in the heart of the country's most densely populated and richest...

• Jinhae or Chinhae , city (1993 pop. 125,997), South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is an important fishing port and naval base, with fertilizer and thermoplastic resin...

• Jinju or Chinju , city (1995 pop. 329,913), S South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., S South Korea. It is a transportation, agricultural, and cultural center, with industries producing food products and textiles,...

• Kaesong or Kaisong , Jap. Kaijo, city (1993 pop. 334,433), S North Korea. A long-time commercial center, it is important for its exports of ginseng, a valuable medicinal root. There is also active trade in rice, barley, and wheat...

• Kanghwa South Korea: see Ganghwa.

• Kangnung South Korea: see Gangneung.

• Kangwon South Korea: see Gangwon.

• Kanko see Hamhung , North Korea.

• Keijo see Seoul , South Korea.

• Korea Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. A peninsula, 600 mi (966 km) long, Korea separates the Yellow Sea (and Korea Bay, a northern arm of the Yellow Sea) on the west...

• Kunsan South Korea: see Gunsan.

• Kwangju South Korea: see Gwangju.

• Kyonggi South Korea: see Gyeonggi.

• Kyongsong see Seoul , South Korea.

• Nampo formerly Chinnampo , city (1993 pop. 731,448), W North Korea, on Korea Bay. It is the port city for Pyongyang and is also a leading metallurgical center. Other industries include shipbuilding, glassmaking, and...

• Panmunjeom South Korea: see Panmunjom.

• Panmunjom officially Panmunjeom , village, N South Korea. It lies south of the 38th parallel, the military demarcation line that partitions Korea. In the Korean War the truce negotiations, begun at nearby...

• Pohang city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan. A fishing port and agricultural center, the 1970s brought heavy industry...

• Pusan South Korea: see Busan.

• Pyongyang Chin. Pingyang, Jap. Heijo, city (1993 pop. 2,741,260), capital of North Korea, SW North Korea, on a high bluff above the Taedong River. It is a special city with the status of province. Pyongyang, located near large iron and...

• Sacheon city (1995 pop. 113,492), South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., S South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is a port city on Sacheon Bay, with aerospace, machinery, and metalworking industries, food...

• Saishu South Korea: see Jeju.

• Samcheok or Samchok , city (1995 pop. 83,815), Gangwon (Kangwon) prov., E South Korea, a port on the Sea of Japan. It is a large industrial center in the heart of a rich coal and iron-ore mining area. Samcheok has...

• Samcheonpo or Samchonpo, former city, South Korea: see Sacheon.

• Samchok South Korea: see Samcheok.

• Seishin see Chongjin , North Korea.

• Seoul city (1995 pop. 10,229,262), capital of South Korea, NW South Korea, on the Han River. It has special status equivalent to that of a province. The political, commercial, industrial, and cultural...

• Shingishu see Sinuiju , North Korea.

• Suncheon or Sunchon , city (1995 pop. 249,241), South Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. It is a transportation, administrative, agricultural, and service center. It is the site of the Songgwang Temple, one of...

• Sunchon South Korea: see Suncheon.

• Suwon city (1995 pop. 2,449,139), capital of Gyeonggi (Kyonggi) prov., NW South Korea. It is an important communications point and a local agricultural research center. Suwon has textile mills and...

• Taegu South Korea: see Daegu.

• Taejon South Korea: see Daejeon.

• Taiku or Taikyu: see Daegu , Korea.

• Uijeongbu or Uijongbu , city (1995 pop. 276,255), Gyeonggi (Kyonggi) prov., NW South Korea. Part of Seoul's fringe industrial region, Uijeongbu is an agricultural center with textile, food-processing, and paper...

• Uijongbu South Korea: see Uijeongbu.

• Ulsan city (1995 pop. 333,178), SE South Korea, an independent metropolitan city and a port on the Korea Strait. Once a fishing port and agricultural center, it is now an industrial center, with oil...

• Wonju city (1995 pop. 237,423), Gangwon prov., N central South Korea. Most of its industries relate to the military base in the city. It was a subcapital of the Silla dynasty (see Korea ).

• Wonsan Jap. Gensan, city (1993 pop. 300,148), capital of Kangwon prov., SE North Korea, on the Sea of Japan. It is a major port and naval base, with a natural harbor protected by a line of islands. The city has...

• Yeosu or Yosu , city (1995 pop. 183,559), South Jeolla (Cholla) prov., S South Korea, on the Korea Strait. It is a trading port and fishing base and the site of a large oil refinery. Yeosu also has an important...

• Yosu South Korea: see Yeosu.