Unsan (town)

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Unsan
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul운산읍
 • Hanja雲山邑
 • Revised RomanizationUnsan-eup
 • McCune–ReischauerUnsan-ŭp
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CountryNorth Korea
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)

Unsan-ŭp is the town in Unsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The former name Onjŏng-ri was reorganized to Unsan-eup in 1954.

History

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Onjŏng was a ri from 1949 to 1954.[1]

In October 1950, Onjŏng was the location of the Battle of Onjong, the first contact between Chinese and United Nations Command forces in the Korean War.[2]

References

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