Chongjin

Ch'ŏngjin (청진시, Ch'ŏngjin-si; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰɔŋdʑin-ɕi]) is the caipital o North Korea's North Hamgyŏng Province an the kintra's third lairgest ceety. Frae 1960 tae 1967 an again frae 1977 tae 1985, Ch'ŏngjin wis administered separately frae North Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed Ceety (Chikhalsi). Prior tae 1960, frae 1967 tae 1977, an since 1985, the ceety haes been pairt o the North Hamgyŏng Province.

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Chongjin 청진
Municipal Ceety
청진시
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosongul	청진시
• Hancha	淸津市
• McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ŏngjin-si
• Revised Romanization	Cheongjin-si
Dountoun Chongjin in September 2011, as seen frae the ceety's monument o Kim Il-sung.
Eik-name(s):  Ceety o Iron
Chongjin
Coordinates: 41°47′N 129°46′E
Kintra	North Korea
Province	North Hamgyong
Area
• Total	269 km2 (104 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	627,000
• Dialect	Hamgyong
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Korea Staundart Time)