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Japanese: 金堤 - きんてい

A city on the Yellow Sea coast in the western part of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Population 128,490 (1995). It is located in a paddy field in the center of the Honam Plain, the largest plain on the Korean Peninsula. Irrigation has been an important part of Korea's granary since ancient times, and a large reservoir called Byeonggolje was built during the Silla period. Currently, artificial irrigation is well developed, including water redirection from a dam upstream of the Seomjin River into the Dongjin River, stabilizing harvests. Administrative and agricultural institutions are concentrated in the city, and it is becoming an urban area as a commercial center.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

韓国，全羅北道の西部，黄海沿岸の都市。人口12万8490(1995)。朝鮮半島最大を誇る湖南平野の中心部を占める水田地帯にある。朝鮮の穀倉として古くから灌漑に力が入れられ，新羅時代に碧骨堤という大規模な貯水池が建設された。現在は蟾津江（せんしんこう）上流のダムの貯水を東津江へ落すと流路変更式の水利など人工灌漑がよく発達し，収穫を安定させている。行政および農業機関が集中するほか商業中心地として市街地化が進んでいる。

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