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Chongjin
Capital city of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Chongjin

Chongjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province.

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It is the country's third-largest city by population and an important port city on the northeastern coast. Originally a small fishing village, it industrialized significantly under Japanese rule and later under the North Korean government.

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Getting to Chongjin

Chongjin is not part of most North Korean accompanied group itineraries but can be visited on customised tours. Chongjin is on the train line between Rason and the capital Pyongyang, as well as the southern city of Wonsan.

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Worth seeing

North Hamgyong Province Theatre. Pohanng Square. A 7.5 m bronze statue Revolutionary History Museum, Pohanng Square. Inmin Daehakseup Dang (Grand People's Study House).

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