| Songrim | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 송림시 |
| Hancha | 松林市 |
| 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: 兼二浦).
It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.
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