Ryongchon County
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Administrative divisions
Ryongch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 19 ri (villages):
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Transport
The P'yŏngŭi line of the Korean State Railway, running between China and P'yŏngyang runs through Ryongchŏn and is served by several stations, including in Ryongch'ŏn-ŭp. It is the busiest line in the country, crossing the border in nearby Sinŭiju, North Korea to Dandong, China.
Ryongch'ŏn disaster
On 22 April 2004, the town suffered a major disaster when a flammable cargo exploded at the town's railway station, causing many deaths and much destruction, known as the Ryongch'ŏn disaster.
Protests
In February 2011, the area and others in North P'yŏngan had rare protests, of a few score of people, calling for adequate provision of rice and power. At the time, news of the Arab Spring was spreading via Chinese TV channels and phone calls with defectors.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ Can the 'Jasmine Revolution' Spread to N.Korea? Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Chosun Ilbo, 23 February 2011
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External links
- View disaster satellite images on Google Earth Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- KoreaTimes article about the incident Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Timeline showing events in Ryongchon
- In Korean language online encyclopedias:
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