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Sinuiju

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Sinuiju , Jap. Shingishu, city (1993 pop. 326,011), W North Korea, on the Yellow Sea at the mouth of the Yalu River. A main northern gateway to Korea, it developed from a logging center into a port and rail terminus. A bridge (built 1910) over the Yalu connects it with NE China. It has air, rail, and road ties with Pyongyang. In World War II it became an industrial center with manufactures of chemicals, aluminum, and textiles. Power comes from the huge Supung Dam. In 2002 the North Korean government announced plans to develop a special economic zone in the city.

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Monthly Climatic Data for the World; 12/1/2007; 32570 words ; ... 12810E 47025 KIMCHAEK 4040N 12910E 47035 SINUIJU 4006N 12420E 47055 WONSAN 3911N 12720E ... 47016 HYESAN 715 47025 KIMCHAEK 23 47035 SINUIJU 7 47055 WONSAN 36 47058 PYONGYANG 36 47069 ... 1023.1 47025 KIMCHAEK 1016.1 1019.0 47035 SINUIJU 1023.0 1023.9 47055 WONSAN 1016.7 1021 ... Read more
Surface.(EUROPE-ASIA)(weather stations and weather observations)(Table)
Monthly Climatic Data for the World; 10/1/2007; 33080 words ; ... 12810E 47025 KIMCHAEK 4040N 12910E 47035 SINUIJU 4006N 12420E 47055 WONSAN 3911N 12720E ... 47016 HYESAN 715 47025 KIMCHAEK 23 47035 SINUIJU 7 47055 WONSAN 36 47058 PYONGYANG 36 47069 ... 1020.4 47025 KIMCHAEK 1015.3 1018.1 47035 SINUIJU 1020.0 1020.8 47055 WONSAN 1015.5 1019 ... Read more
Surface.(EUROPE-ASIA)(Table)
Monthly Climatic Data for the World; 5/1/2007; 32631 words ; ... 12810E 47025 KIMCHAEK 4040N 12910E 47035 SINUIJU 4006N 12420E 47055 WONSAN 3911N 12720E ... 47016 HYESAN 715 47025 KIMCHAEK 23 47035 SINUIJU 7 47055 WONSAN 36 47058 PYONGYANG 36 47069 ... 1007.4 47025 KIMCHAEK 1003.3 1006.1 47035 SINUIJU 1006.2 1007.0 47055 WONSAN 1003.2 1007 ... Read more

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... prov., China, at the mouth of the Yalu River, opposite Korea. It is a port, connected by rail with Shenyang (Mukden) and with Sinuiju in North Korea. The Supung Dam on the Yalu supplies power for the city's industries. Manufactures include paper, oakleaf silk ... Read more
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Yalu
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... its chief commercial use is for floating timber to sawmills. Several railroad bridges span the river. The Supung Dam above Sinuiju, North Korea, one of the largest dams in Asia, supplies hydroelectric power to China and North Korea. Chinese troops entered ... Read more
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... deterioration in the North led in 2002 to a number of reforms and plans for the establishment of special economic zones in Sinuiju and Kaesong . The North also was accused of attempting to earn hard currency through the illegal drug trade and the counterfeiting ... avoid further losses. Prime Minister Han resigned in ... Read more

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