Rason

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Rasŏn Directly Governed City
Korean name
McCune-Reischauer	Rasŏn Chikhalsi (Rajin-Sŏnbong Chikhalsi) S: Nasŏn Chikhalsi (Najin-Sŏnbong Chikhalsi)
Revised Romanization	Raseon Jikhalsi (Rajin-Seonbong Jikhalsi) S: Naseon Jikhalsi (Najin-Seonbong Jikhalsi)
Hangul	라선 직할시 (라진-선봉 직할시)
Hanja	羅先直轄市
Short name	Rasŏn/Nasŏn (Raseon/Naseon; 라선; 羅先)
Statistics
Population	n/a
Area	746 sq km
Government	Directly Governed City
Administrative divisions	1 ward (Kuyŏk), 1 county (Kun)
Region	Kwanbuk
Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Location map
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Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in North Korea, which borders with Jilin province of China and Primorsky Krai of Russia. The region was split from North Hamgyŏng Province in 1993 under the name "Rajin-Sŏnbong;" the name was shortened to "Rasŏn" in 2000. In South Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" of the name is pronounced as "N." Indeed some sources translate the name of the city as Najin.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

Rasŏn is divided into 1 ward ("Kuyŏk") and 1 county ("Kun").

• Rajin-guyŏk (라진구역; 羅津區域)
• Sŏnbong-gun (선봉군; 先鋒郡)

[edit] See also

• Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in North Korea
• Special cities of Korea
• Geography of North Korea