Tanchon 단천시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 단천시 |
| • Hancha | 端川市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Tanch'ŏn-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Dancheon-si |
 Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Tanchon | |
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  Tanchon Location within North Korea | |
| Coordinates:40°27′29″N128°54′40″E / 40.458°N 128.911°E /40.458; 128.911 | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South Hamgyong Province |
| Administrative divisions | 39tong, 39ri |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,170 km2 (840 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 345,876 |
| • Density | 159/km2 (413/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
Tanch'ŏn (Korean pronunciation:[tan.tsʰʌn]) is aport city in northeasternSouth Hamgyŏng province,North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders theSea of Japan(East Sea of Korea), into which theNamdae River flows.
Tanch'ŏn is divided into 39tong (neighbourhoods) and 39ri (villages):
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There are extensive mineral resources in the area, includingcobalt,magnesite, andiron ore.The city is known for its chemical production, textiles, metal ware, machinery and smelting. TheKomdok mine is located in Kumgol-1 dong.[1] TheTaehung mine is located inSouth Hamgyong Province.
The area is also home to the large Tanchon Power Station (under construction as of November 2025), consisting of over 100 kilometres of waterway tunnels and a planned six power stations, that has been under construction since 2017.[2][3]
The City of Tanch'ŏn is featured in the PC gameTradewinds.
Tanch'ŏn is situated on theP'yŏngra Line and theHŏch'ŏn Line of theKorean State Railway.[4] In 2012 the city's port was renovated and upgraded.[5] Tanch'ŏn port was reconstructed, and a ceremony marking the completion was taken place in December 2012. In the ceremony, a joint congratulatory message sent by theCentral Committee of theWorkers’ Party of Korea and theCabinet was read to the officials and members of shock brigades who performed labor feats in the construction of the port.[6]
A trolleybus line runs within Tanchon from next toKumgol station in Kumgol 1-dong to Kumgol 3-dong with a length of over 6 km. The line was opened in 1986 to serve the Komdok mining region though there have been no trolleybuses seen on satellite imagery since 2011.[7][8]
The population ofChinese gorals in Tanch'ŏn has been designatedNorth Korean natural monument #293.[9]
Tanchon has ahumid continental climate (Köppen climate classification:Dfa).[10]
| Climate data for Tanchon | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | −1.8 (28.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.7 (28.9) | 8.5 (47.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −8.3 (17.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | −6.8 (19.8) | 3.8 (38.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 37 (1.5) | 53 (2.1) | 83 (3.3) | 129 (5.1) | 156 (6.1) | 108 (4.3) | 45 (1.8) | 47 (1.9) | 27 (1.1) | 750 (29.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[10] | |||||||||||||
| 2,000,000 and more |
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| 1,000,000–1,999,999 |
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| 500,000–999,999 | |
| 200,000–499,999 | |
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