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Songyo Destination Guide

Touring Songyo in North Korea

Songyo in the region of P'yŏngan-bukto is located in North Korea - some 89 mi or ( 144 km ) North-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

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Time in Songyo is now 09:19 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Seoul, Incheon, Yongch'on, and Yongamp'o-rodongjagu. Being here already, consider visiting Daejeon . Check out our recommendations for Songyo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Wihwado

Wihwa Island is a river island in the Yalu river, lying on the border between North Korea and China. It now belongs to North Korea, due to ethnic Koreans living on the island at the time of the 1962 border treaty. Wihwa Island is historically famous for the decision of General Yi Songgye in 1392 to there turn back his army southward to Kaesong in the first of a series of revolts that eventually led to the establishment of the Yi Dynasty.

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Located at 39.87 124.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands of North Korea, River islands of Asia

Yalu River (Nonni River tributary)

The Yalu River is a river in the northern Manchuria, a right (western) tributary of the Nonni River. The Yalu starts on the eastern slopes of the Greater Khingan Range, and flows in the general south-eastern direction through Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang Province. The Yalu flows into the Nonni River some 100 km south of Qiqiha'er.

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Located at 39.93 124.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of China, Rivers of Heilongjiang, Rivers of Inner Mongolia

Ryongchon disaster

The Ryongchŏn disaster was a train disaster that occurred in the town of Ryongchŏn, North Korea, near the border with the People's Republic of China on April 22, 2004, at 39 58' 58.60"N 124 27' 32.18"E. The disaster occurred when flammable cargo exploded at Ryongchon Station at around 13:00 local time. The news was released by South Korean media outlets, which reported that up to 3,000 people had been killed or injured in the blast and subsequent fires.

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Located at 39.98 124.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 2004 in North Korea, 21st-century explosions, Explosions in North Korea, Railway accidents in 2004, Railway accidents in North Korea, Ryongchon

Ryongchon County

Ryongch'ŏn County is a kun (county) in North P'yǒngan Province, North Korea, at the mouth of the Yalu River. The county seat is Ryongchŏn-ŭp, about 20 kilometers from the border with China. The area has a reported population of 27,000 and is a center of chemical and metalworking production.

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Located at 39.98 124.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Counties of North Pyongan, Ryongchon

Hwanggumpyong Island

Hwanggumpyong Island is a river island in the Yalu river, lying on the border between North Korea and China. It now belongs to North Korea, due to ethnic Koreans living on the island at the time of the 1962 border treaty. The island abuts the Chinese side of the river. In June 2011, an agreement with China was made to establish a joint free trade area on Hwanggumpyong and Wihwa Islands, and the China border area near Dandong.

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Located at 39.86 124.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Islands of North Korea, River islands of Asia