Hŭngnam

Hŭngnam

Infobox Korean name|context=north

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hangul=흥남구역
hanja=興南區域
rr=Heungnam-guyeok
mr=Hŭngnam-kuyŏk

Hŭngnam was a port city on the eastern coast of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). It is only eight miles from the slightly inland city of Hamhung. The population is estimated at about 200,000, and the city covers an area of 250 square kilometers.Fact|date=February 2007 The city is home to a large fertilizer complex, which has allegedly also been used to manufacture chemical weapons. [cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/hungnam.htm|work=Global Security.org|title=Weapons of Mass Destruction: Hungnam|accessdate=2006-01-24] It is also home to Hungnam Chemical Engineering College.

History

During the early 1940s, Hŭngnam was the site of Asia's first known cyclotron. It was constructed as part of the unsuccessful Japanese atomic program. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, this was seized by the Soviet military. [cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/hungnam.htm|work=Global Security.org|title=Weapons of Mass Destruction: Hungnam|accessdate=2006-01-24]

The port at Hŭngnam was the site of a major evacuation of both U.N. military and North Korean civilians during the Korean War in late December 1950. Approximately 100,000 troops and material and 100,000 civilians were loaded onto a variety of merchant ships and military transports over the weeks leading up to Christmas 1950, and were transported to safety in Pusan and other destinations in South Korea. This operation was the culmination of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, in which the embattled UN troops fought their way out of a Chinese trap.

In late 2005, Hŭngnam was demoted from Hŭngnam-si (Hŭngnam City) to Hŭngnam-kuyok (Hŭngnam District) within Hamhung-si. [cite web|url=http://nk.chosun.com/map/map.html?ACT=geo_03|title=행정구역 개편 일지|work=NKChosun (Korean language site)|accessdate=2006-04-29]

Notes

ee also

*List of cities in North Korea
*Geography of North Korea
*List of Korea-related topics


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