Songrim

Songrim (Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.ɾim]) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.

Songrim 송림시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	송림시
• Hancha	松林市
• McCune-Reischauer	Songrim-si
• Revised Romanization	Songrim-si
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Songrim
Songrim Location within North Korea
Coordinates: 38.7542°N 125.645°E / 38.7542; 125.645
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions	19 tong, 6 ri
Population  (2008)
• Total	128,831
• Dialect	Hwanghae
Time zone	UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Administrative divisions

Songrim is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):

• Chŏn-dong
• Ch'ŏlsan-dong
• Kkotp'in-dong
• Negil-dong
• Oryu-dong
• Saemaŭl-dong
• Saesallim 1-dong
• Saesallim 2-dong
• Saesallim 3-dong
• Saesallim 4-dong
• Samga-dong
• Sap'o 1-dong
• Sap'o 2-dong
• Sinhŭng-dong
• Sŏkt'ap-tong
• Songsan-dong
• Tongsong-dong
• Un'gok-tong
• Wŏlbong-dong
• Masal-li
• Sillyang-ri
• Sinsŏng-ri
• Sŏkt'al-li
• Sŏsong-ri
• Tangsal-li

History

Mitsubishi iron works during the colonial period

The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as Kyŏmip'o (Korean: 겸이포; Hancha: 兼二浦).

It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.

Climate

Songrim has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).

Climate data for Songrim
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.7 (35.1)	7.6 (45.7)	15.7 (60.3)	21.6 (70.9)	25.9 (78.6)	28.2 (82.8)	28.4 (83.1)	24.4 (75.9)	18.3 (64.9)	9.6 (49.3)	1.4 (34.5)	15.2 (59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.5 (22.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	2.7 (36.9)	9.9 (49.8)	15.9 (60.6)	20.7 (69.3)	24.2 (75.6)	24.2 (75.6)	19.5 (67.1)	12.5 (54.5)	4.6 (40.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	10.2 (50.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.4 (13.3)	−8.4 (16.9)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.2 (39.6)	10.3 (50.5)	15.6 (60.1)	20.3 (68.5)	20.0 (68.0)	14.6 (58.3)	6.7 (44.1)	−0.4 (31.3)	−7.3 (18.9)	5.3 (41.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12 (0.5)	15 (0.6)	25 (1.0)	37 (1.5)	79 (3.1)	101 (4.0)	292 (11.5)	190 (7.5)	102 (4.0)	38 (1.5)	39 (1.5)	17 (0.7)	947 (37.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Further reading

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

External links

• City profile of Songrim Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine