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Hamhung

함흥시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl 함흥시
 • Hancha 咸興市
 • McCune-Reischauer Hamhŭng-si
 • Revised Romanization Hamheung-si
A view of Hamhung
A view of Hamhung
Country  North Korea
Region Kwannam
Area
 • Total 330 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total 559,056
 • Dialect
Hamgyŏng

Hamhung is a city in North Korea. It is the capital of South Hamgyong Province. It is the second largest city in North Korea and has the population of 768,551 as of 2008.

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  • Hamhung 1958

    War damaged Hamhŭng in 1958

  • 1st Marine Division Cemetery, Hamhung, Korea, 13 December 1950 (6185260597)

    Marines of the 1st Marine Division pay their respects to fallen marines during memorial services at the division's cemetery at Hamhung, Korea, following the break-out from Chosin Reservoir, 13 December 1950

  • Hamhung um 1958, Teilansicht der DAG-Unterkunft

    The office of the German Working Group Hamhung (DAG) in 1958

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