Chongju
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For similar names, see Chongju (disambiguation).
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Chongju is a si, or city, in southern North Pyongan province, North Korea. Prior to 1994, it was designated as a kun or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chongju Plain, where the hills do not rise above 200 m. Chongju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea.
Some 40% of Chongju is covered by forestland; pine trees are especially frequent.
Local agriculture is dominated by orcharding and rice farming; the chestnuts of this region are especially famous. The city is served by both road and rail, with the Pyongui and Pyongbuk lines passing through.
Chongju is thought to host one of many North Korean chem-biol weapons labs.
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