Hŭich'ŏn

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Hŭich'ŏn
Hangul:	희천시
Hanja:	熙川市
Revised Romanization:	Huicheon-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Hŭich'ŏn si

Hŭich'ŏn is a city in the southern part of Chagang Province, North Korea. The population is 163,000 (1987 data).

Contents 1 Transportation 2 Economy 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Transportation

Hŭich'ŏn is served by an express highway to Pyongyang and by the Manpo Line railway.

[edit] Economy

Automotive and machine manufacturing are major industries. The Korea General Machinery Trading Corporation operates the Huichon Machine Tool Factory, North Korea's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty machine tools for domestic use and for export. The 50-year old factory group is involved in machine tool production processes including steel-making, casting, processing, assembly, painting and packing. Products are produced on a serial basis and a small lot basis. Its output of precision machine tools includes an assortment of spline-grinding machines and industrial lathes.

Because of its inland location, Hŭich'ŏn is also a site for ordnance manufacturing.

[edit] See also

• Chagang
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Geography of North Korea

[edit] External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

Administrative divisions of Chagang province, North Korea
Kanggye | Hŭich'ŏn | Manp'o | Changgang | Chasŏng | Chŏnch'ŏn | Ch'osan
Chunggang | Hwap'yŏng | Kop'ung | Rangrim | Ryongrim | Sijung | Sŏnggan
Songwŏn | Usi | Wiwŏn | Tongsin