Songrim

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Songrim
Chosŏn'gŭl 송림시
Hancha
McCune-Reischauer Songrim Si
Revised Romanization Songrim Si
Statistics
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 5 labor districts, 15 ri

Songrim is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991.

The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as Kyŏmip'o (Chosŏn'gŭl: 겸이포; Hancha: ).

Songrim includes a Goguryeo tumulus.

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