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Kilju
North Hamgyong, North Korea · Asia
About Kilju
Kilju sits on the route: 25 minutes from Myŏngch’ŏn.
Kilju is in North Hamgyong, North Korea, with about 64,000 people. The nearest town is Myŏngch’ŏn, about 15 km away.
Kilju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in Kilju-ŭp, Kilju county, North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is the junction point of the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway.
Originally called Kilju station (Chosŏn'gŭl: 길주역; Hanja: 吉州駅), the station, along with the rest of theRead more
Kilju–Hapsu section, was opened by the Government Railways of Chosen (朝鮮総督府鉄道) on 1 November 1933.
On 9 October 2006 an underground nuclear test was conducted at P'unggye-ri in Kilju County, causing the closure of the line for 3–4 months.
There is a pulp mill and a plywood factory in Kilju that receive raw logs via trains from the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn line.
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Kilju is in North Hamgyong, North Korea, about 15 km from Myŏngch’ŏn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 63,652
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- North Korea
- Region
- North Hamgyong
- Timezone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates
- 40.9642, 129.3278
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