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Chungdo Destination Guide
Explore Chungdo in North Korea
Chungdo in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town in North Korea - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) North of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .
Current time in Chungdo is now 11:47 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Incheon, and Yongyon-dong. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daejeon . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chungdo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Steam Winter Sale 2011 Day One - A Summary
A summary of the day's events vis-a-vis the Steam Winter Sale. Coupons + achievements + free games + tens of thousands of F5s = a bunch of entitled whining from the internet at-large. I mean, the SPUF ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, also known as the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on or the Second Phase Campaign Western Sector (Chinese: 第二次战役西线; pinyin: Dì Èr Cì Zhàn Yì Xī Xiàn), was a decisive battle in the Korean War, and it took place from November 25 to December 2, 1950 along the Ch'ongch'on River Valley at the northwestern part of North Korea.
Located at 39.70 125.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Kunu-dong
Kunu-dong (Kunuri) is a village located in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. A key battle of the Korean War, the Battle of Kunu-ri, took place there in November 1950. Kunu-ri was mainly a communication center and a railroad station at the time, and it contains the lateral east-west road which runs from Sinanju on the west coast and Hungnamon the east coast.
Located at 39.71 125.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Kaechon
Kaech'ŏn is a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Kaechon's coordinates are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|41|55|N|125|54|22|E| | |name= }}.
Located at 39.70 125.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kaechon concentration camp
Kaechon concentration camp (also spelled Kae'chŏn or Gaecheon) is a prison in North Korea with many political prisoners. The official name is Kyo-hwa-so (Reeducation camp) No. 1. It is not to be confused with Kaechon internment camp (Kwan-li-so Nr. 14), which is located 20 km to the south-east.
Located at 39.71 125.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Anju, South Pyongan
Anju-si is a city in the South Pyongan province of North Korea at the coordinates of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39.62|N|125.66|E||||| | |name= }}. Its population was 240,117 in 2008. The Ch'ongch'on River passes through Anju. Anju lies near large deposits of anthracite coal, and contains one of the largest coal production facilities in the country. The deposits contain more than 130 million metric tons of coal.
Located at 39.62 125.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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