Hamhŭng
Hamhŭng is North Korea's second-largest city, and a major port city and industrial hub.
Hamhŭng is North Korea's second-largest city, and a major port city and industrial hub. Hamhung is the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the 16th largest city in the Korean Peninsula. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong Province, Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province. Hamhung was centrally planned and built by the North Korean Government.
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Worth seeing in and around Hamhŭng
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hamhung Grand Theatre
The Hamhung Grand Theatre is a theatre located in Hamhung, North Korea. It is the largest theatre building in the country.
400 m · theater in Hamhung, North Korea · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Hamhung Grand Theatre. The largest theatre in North Korea
From Wikivoyage: Hamhŭng, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Hamhung Water Park (On the bank of the River Songchon). Apparently covering tens of thousands of square meters, this water park comes equipped with several slides, indoor swimming pool and indoor wading pool. Price unknown.
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Where to eat
Throughout Korea (both North and South), Hamhung is famous for the special tangy version of cold noodles known as raengmyeon (랭면).
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Getting to Hamhŭng
- Airports
- Pyongyang Sunan (FNJ), 177 km · Yangyang (YNY), 229 km · Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 270 km
- Stations
- Hamhung Station, 1.2 km · Sohamhung Station, 1.4 km · Pumin Station, 5.8 km · Kadam Station, 3.4 km
- Pyongyang → Hamhŭng182 km · quickest by road, 4h 30m · $23–32
- Seoul → Hamhŭng266 km · quickest by road, 47h 58m · ₩254,000–338,000
- Gonghang-ro → Hamhŭng542 km · quickest by road, 53h 21m · ₩294,000–392,000
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No local-transport research exists yet for Hamhŭng
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Next door to Hamhŭng
Hamhŭng is 12 km from Hŭngnam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.