Sariwon
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Sariwŏn
사리원시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 사리원시 |
| • Hancha | 沙里院市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sariwŏn-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Sariwon-si |
Clockwise from top: view of Sariwon, street in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province Art Theatre, Songbul Temple, Sariwon Folk Village | |
| Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Sariwon Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Sariwon | |
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| Country | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Province | North Hwanghae Province |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 307,764 |
| • Dialect | Hwanghae |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
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Sariwŏn (Korean: 사리원; Korean pronunciation: [sa.ɾi.wʌn]) is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province.
Population
[edit | edit source]The city's population as of 2008 is 307,764.
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Sariwŏn is divided into 31 tong (neighbourhoods) and 9 ri (villages):
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Healthcare
[edit | edit source]Sariwŏn has the only pediatric hospital (founded by Hungarians in the 1950s) in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually.
Industry
[edit | edit source]Sariwŏn has a Potassic/Potash Fertilizer Complex and a tractor factory.
Education
[edit | edit source]Several institutions of higher education are based in Sariwŏn, including the Kye Ung-sang University, the Sariwŏn University of Geology, the Sariwŏn University of Medicine, the Sariwŏn University of Education no. 1 & no. 2, and the Sariwŏn Pharmaceutical College of Koryŏ.
Tourism
[edit | edit source]The "Sariwŏn Folklore street" was constructed during Kim Jong-il's rule. Built to display an ideal picture of ancient Korea, it includes buildings in the "historical style" and a collection of ancient Korean cannons. Many older style Korean buildings exist in the city.
In 2020, Jongbangsan Hotel opened after several years of delays in construction. It has three main buildings and includes a gym and a swimming pool.[1]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Sariwŏn is served by Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn and several other stations on both the P'yŏngbu and Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn lines of the Korean State Railway.
Sariwŏn has a trolleybus system with two Ikarus 280T articulated trolleybuses; they were converted from diesel Ikarus 280 buses due to the lack of roof equipment. Regular trolleybuses were mothballed at the depot from 2020. The service is supplemented by regular buses.[2]
Climate
[edit | edit source]Sariwŏn has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).
| Climate data for Sariwŏn (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) |
12.0 (0.47) |
18.1 (0.71) |
42.6 (1.68) |
71.2 (2.80) |
80.0 (3.15) |
203.1 (8.00) |
203.5 (8.01) |
85.6 (3.37) |
40.7 (1.60) |
32.7 (1.29) |
14.7 (0.58) |
813.1 (32.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 75.0 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 17.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.0 | 67.9 | 65.4 | 63.2 | 67.4 | 74.4 | 83.3 | 82.4 | 76.6 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 71.4 | 72.4 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Lahore, Pakistan[4]
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Lara Grajales, Mexico[5]
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Székesfehérvár, Hungary
References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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- Information about the potassic/potash fertilizer complex
- Basic statistics about Sariwon
- News about Sariwon's pediatric hospital
- Photo of entrance to the city
- Photo of a street scene
- Photo of a street scene
- City profile of Sariwon
- Folk Street in Sariwon picture album at Naenara
- Tour of Sariwon
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