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  Chagang - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
Chagang (Chagang-do) is a province in North Korea.
Chagang was formed in 1949, when it was separated from North P'yŏngan.
Chagang is divided into 3 cities ("Shi") and 15 counties ("Kun").
www.indopedia.org /Chagang.html   (184 words)

  
 Chagang Province History Summary
Chagang province (Chagangdo) is located inland along the northern border of North Korea.
North Korea created Chagang province in 1949 from portions of North P'yongan and South Hamgyong provinces.
Since then, Chagang has been reconfigured four times and currently has an area of 16,764 square kilometers, divided into 15 counties (kun).
www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/chagang-province-ema-01   (204 words)

  
 Chongjin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Besides trams, trolley buses also operate, but these are operated at an interval of 2 hours.
Private taxis do not exist, personal cars are extremely rare, and owning a bicycle is a luxury.
It has Chongjin University of Technology, The Chongjin Mine University and Chongjin University of Education, altogether 3 higher education institutes and an aquatic product research centre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chongjin   (698 words)

  
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Her 4-year old daughter, enrolled at a nearby nursery, was supposed to receive similarly nourishing WFP assistance.
Many in the city and in neighboring counties were finding it much harder to get by without the agency's help, local officials admitted, insisting they could do nothing to make up for the shortfall.
Like the country as a whole, remote, mountainous Chagang cannot produce nearly enough to feed its population.
courses.wcupa.edu /rbove/eco343/050Compecon/Korea/050414NoFood.txt   (795 words)

  
 RFA: WFP Allowed Back Into North Korean Province
Dock workers load American wheat from the U.S.-registered ship Voyager on to trucks at the port of Hungnam in the northeastern North Korean former industrial centre May 8, 1999.
The seven counties in Chagang are now again accessible to us...
It was the end of last week, we were advised that distributions could resume and it was open for business.
www.rfa.org /english/news/social/2005/03/08/nkorea_wfp   (433 words)

  
 WFP Allowed Back Into North Korean Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
SEOUL—North Korea will let the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) back into Chagang Province to distribute food aid, six months after Pyongyang closed the northern region off to international assistance, the WFP says.
Chagang Province, along the country's northern border with China, had been blocked off to the world aid organization since October 2004.
Pyongyang has given no indication of the reasons behind its decision to reopen Chagang Province, he said.
www.expertclick.com /Newsreleasewire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=8458   (353 words)

  
 NSNL 20 - Agency profile - North and South Korea
The country is devided in 9 provincies (do): Chagang-do, Hamgyong-namdo, Hamgyong-bukto, Hwanghae-namdo, Hwanghae-bukto, Kangwon-do, P'yongan-bukto, P'yongan-namdo, Yanggang-do, and 3 special cities (jikhalsi); Kaesong-si, Namp'o-si, P'yongyang-si.
Chosen Soren (the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan Zainichi Chosenjin Sorengokai), the association of Korean residents in Japan, is North Korea's de facto embassy in Tokyo.
The country is devided in 9 provinces (do); Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Kangwon-do, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo, and 6 special cities (jikhalsi); Inch'on-jikhalsi, Kwangju-jikhalsi, Pusan-jikhalsi, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, Taegu-jikhalsi, and Taejon-jikhalsi.
www.cvni.net /radio/nsnl/nsnl020/nsnl20kr.html   (1985 words)

  
 Kanggye - North Korean Special Weapons Facilities
According to defector reports of uncertain reliability, underground facilities in Chagang Province are for manufacturing nuclear warheads or storing plutonium.
The Third Bureau of Engineers, a military unit under the party Central Committee that specializes in building nuclear facilities, is said to be responsible for the construction activity.
There are a number of munitions plants in Chagang Province, and the area may have chosen to assemble special weapons with parts manufactured at adjacent munitions plants.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/dprk/kanggye.htm   (401 words)

  
 FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 02/01 - KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF* (8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In mid-January temperatures are reported to have fallen to the lowest levels recorded in 50 years.
In the northern province of Chagang the temperature fell to minus 37 degrees Celsius and in Pyongyang, the capital, minus 27.
The situation is becoming increasingly precarious for large segments of the population who have already been weakened by years of food shortages, limited access to utilities, basic health services, and lack of electricity and fuel wood for heating.
www.fao.org /giews/english/fs/fs0102/pays/DRK0102E.HTM   (352 words)

  
 The Ultimate South Pyongan Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former P'yŏngan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea.
The province is bordered by North P'yŏngan and Chagang to the north, South Hamgyŏng and Kangwŏn to the east and southeast, and North Hwanghae and P'yŏngyang to the south.
The Yellow Sea is located to the west (known as the West Sea to Koreans).
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/South_Pyongan   (180 words)

  
 Custom Frame Large Billboard of Young Kim II Sung Kim Jong Suk and Infant Kim Jong II Chagang Do North Korea ...
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 North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Communists outside North Korea typically, although by no means universally, deny that the KWP is a communist organisation (any more) or that North Korea is socialist.
Minor political parties exist, but they are subordinated to the KWP and do not oppose its rule.
In 2002, the area around Mount Kŭmgang, a scenic mountain close to the South Korea border, has been designated as a special tourist destination (Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region, commonly known as "the Diamond Mountains" in English), where South Korean citizens do not need special permissions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Korea   (4382 words)

  
 Kanggye - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Kanggye is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 209,000.
Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910).
Kanggye, Geography, Transportation, Culture, Industry, See also, External links and Cities in North Korea.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kanggye   (180 words)

  
 NTI: Country Overviews: North Korea: Missile Facilities
Description: North Korean defector "Lee Yŏng Shik" (pseudonym) says this factory produces nozzles that are used in the assembly of missiles at the No. 26 Factory in Kanggye, Chagang Province.
There are a number of ways to interpret Lee's statement about "nozzle production." The simplest interpretation is that this facility produces "nozzles" for unguided rockets.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents.
www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/NK/64_762.html   (284 words)

  
 Chagang Map, Map of Chagang
Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Chagang as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Chagang maps.
You can also find unique vacations and tours available for Chagang.
This "maps of Chagang" page will be updated frequently, so visit early and visit often.
www.infohub.com /Maps/chagang_map_2332.html   (180 words)

  
 Status of Public Health -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea, April 1997
In April 1997, UNICEF documented evidence of acute malnutrition in four of 18 children aged 2-5 years in a kindergarten in Chagang Province (R. Soerensen, UNICEF/Pyong-yang, personal communication, 1997).
Clinical signs of anemia were present in malnourished infants in both North Pyongan and Chagang provinces, although blood samples could not be obtained.
The flooding destroyed or heavily damaged 298 health facilities and the only oral-rehydration solution factory in DPRK (6).
www.cdc.gov /MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/00048030.htm   (1267 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » DPR Korea: UN Country Team Concerned by Severe Winter Weather Conditions
In mid-January 2001 temperatures fell to the lowest levels recorded in the last 50 years.
In Chagang Province in the north of the country the temperature was minus 37 degrees Celsius and in Pyongyang minus 27.
As a result road networks are impassable and NGO workers report that the country is 'at a standstill' outside the capital.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/039fdcb37d6b2324c12569dc0035384c?OpenDocument   (559 words)

  
 Windows on Asia
The white disc suggests the yin and yang symbol ("t'aeguk" in Korean), the Korean symbol for the universe.
Administrative Divisions: 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 special cities* (si,
singular and plural); Chagang-do (Chagang Province), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong
www.isp.msu.edu /asianStudies/wbwoa/eastasia/NorthKorea/fstats.html   (375 words)

  
 Top20NorthKorea.com - Your Top20 Guide to North Korea!
Communist critics of the KWP deny that it is a communist state.
In practice the exact power structure of the country is somewhat unclear, although it is commonly accepted that the nation's regime is a totalitarian dictatorship.
In 2002, the area around Mount Kŭmgang, a scenic mountain close to the South Korea border, has been designated as a special tourist destination (Kŭmgangsan Tourist Region), where South Korean citizens do not need special permissions.
www.top20northkorea.com   (2904 words)

  
 Calgary Doctor Returns from North Korea- Canadian Red Cross
Sandra Allaire recently returned home from an International Red Cross mission in North Korea.
For the last eight months, Dr. Allaire has been managing a health program in the provinces of North Pyongan, South Pyongan and Chagang.
The program includes distribution of drugs and medical equipment to 1,762 health institutions, training of health personnel, health promotion, community-based first aid training and water sanitation.
www.redcross.ca /print.asp?id=001927   (458 words)

  
 Famine Threat in North Korea
It is hoped that this voice will be echoed and amplified by others in our community."
According to information from the United Nations,hunger is widespread in the provinces of North Pyongan, North Hwanghae and Chagang, along with malnutrition in Chagang, where the food shortage is most acute.
A critical need also exists for non-food items such as blankets, clothing, shoes and kitchen sets, particularly in North Pyongan.
gbgm-umc.org /asia-pacific/Korea/nkorea1a.html   (346 words)

  
 Bureau of Engineers - North Korean Special Weapons Agencies
Weekly Assesses DPRK Nuclear War Preparations : JPRS-TND-94-015 : 30 June 1994
Defector on Nuclear Facilities in Chagang -- More on Nuclear Facilities : FBIS-EAS-95-167 : 28 Aug 1995
The Third Bureau of Engineers [also known as the Third Sappers Bureau] is a military unit under the party Central Committee that specializes in building nuclear facilities.This bureau operates its own trading firm, Puhung Trading Corporation, to procure materials from overseas.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/dprk/engineers.htm   (125 words)

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