Hamhung Plain - Sightseeing

…Until 1960, it was the capital of South Hamgyong Province, but is now one of the three directly controlled municipalities. It is the largest chemical industrial area in North Korea, located on the eastern edge of the Hamhung Plain, the largest plain along the Sea of ​​Japan coast, which spreads to the north of East Korea Bay. Hamhung's headquarters is located about 10 km upstream from the mouth of the Seongcheon River, and during the Yi Dynasty, it was a military stronghold in eastern North Korea, and an inspector was stationed there. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Hamhung Plain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…1960年までは咸鏡南道の主都であったが，現在は三直轄市の一つ。東朝鮮湾の北部に広がる日本海沿岸最大の咸興平野の東縁に位置する北朝鮮第一の化学工業地帯。咸興の本拠地は城川江の河口から10kmほど上流に位置し，李朝時代には東北朝鮮の軍事上の要地として観察使が置かれた。…

※「咸興平野」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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