Uiju

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Uiju
Chosŏn'gŭl 의주군
Hancha
McCune-Reischauer Ŭiju kun
Revised Romanization Uiju-gun
Statistics
Area 1,677 km² (647 sq mi)
Population (1943) 155,979
Population density 93 /km² (240 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 5 labor districts, 15 ri

Ŭiju is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The county has an area of 1,677 km², and a population of 155,979 (1943 data).

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Sakchu and Kusŏng counties lie to the east; Sŏnch'ŏn and Ch'ŏlsan counties to the south; and Ryongch'ŏn county and Sinŭiju to the west. To the north, Ŭiju shares a border with China.

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