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Kimchaek 김책시 金策市 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 김책시 |
| • Hancha | 金策市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kimch'aek si |
| • Revised Romanization | Gimchaek-si |
 Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Kimchaek | |
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  Kimchaek Location within North Korea | |
| Coordinates:40°40′2″N129°12′2″E / 40.66722°N 129.20056°E /40.66722; 129.20056 | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North Hamgyong |
| Administrative divisions | 22tong, 22ri |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 207,699 |
| • Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
Kimch'aek (Korean pronunciation:[kim.tsʰɛk̚]), formerlySŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진,Hancha: 城津), is a city inNorth Hamgyong Province,North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.[1] It has a population of 207,699.
The city received its current name in 1951 during theKorean War, in honor of theKorean People's Army (KPA) general,Kim Chaek.[1] It was known as Jōshin duringJapanese rule between 1910 and 1945.
Kimchaek has a hot-summerhumid continental climate (Köppen climate classification:Dwa).[2]
| Climate data for Kimchaek (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1906–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.3 (93.7) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | −1.1 (30.0) | 9.6 (49.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −6.5 (20.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.5 (32.9) | −5.7 (21.7) | 5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −15.0 (5.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −16.6 (2.1) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −26.0 (−14.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16.7 (0.66) | 12.7 (0.50) | 16.1 (0.63) | 33.0 (1.30) | 60.5 (2.38) | 61.5 (2.42) | 147.4 (5.80) | 136.7 (5.38) | 81.8 (3.22) | 41.5 (1.63) | 36.0 (1.42) | 20.8 (0.82) | 664.7 (26.17) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 70.3 |
| Average snowy days | 7.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 24.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 65.4 | 67.3 | 69.2 | 69.9 | 78.7 | 85.7 | 88.2 | 85.8 | 79.0 | 71.7 | 66.5 | 63.3 | 74.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 173 | 197 | 231 | 225 | 222 | 141 | 141 | 173 | 207 | 218 | 172 | 161 | 2,261 |
| Source 1:Korea Meteorological Administration[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990),[4][5][a] Meteo Climat (extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
Kimch'aek-si is divided into 22tong (neighbourhoods) and 22ri (villages):
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Kimchaek is an important port on theSea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), and is home to anironworks and theKimch’aek Polytechnic Institute.[1]
Kimchaek is on thePyongra Linerailway.
The city has one trolleybus line, with a length of 9.1 km, running from Songnam-dong to Haksong-dong with the depot located in Sinpyong-dong.[7][8]
Wolmido Sports Club, affiliated with theMinistry of Culture and Fine Arts of North Korea,[9] play at theKimchaek Municipal Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000. The men's team plays in theDPR Korea Premier Football League, whilst thewomen's team plays in theDPR Korea Women's League.
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| 1,000,000–1,999,999 |
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| 200,000–499,999 | |
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