- Rason
Infobox Korean settlement
title = Rasŏn Directly Governed City
context = north
imgcaption = The city of Rasŏn.
hangul = 라선 직할시 "or" 라진-선봉 직할시
hanja = 羅先直轄市
rr = Raseon Jikhalsi
(Rajin-Seonbong Jikhalsi)
mr = Rasŏn Chikhalsi
(Rajin-Sŏnbong Chikhalsi)
hangulshort = 라선
hanjashort = 羅先
rrshort = Raseon/Naseon
mrshort = Rasŏn/Nasŏn
area_km2 = 746
pop = 205000
gov = Directly Governed City
divs = 1 ward (Kuyŏk), 1 county (Kun)
region =Kwanbuk
mapcaption = Map of North Korea highlighting the city.Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in
North Korea , which borders with Jilin province of China andPrimorsky Krai ofRussia . The region was split from North Hamgyŏng Province in 1993 under the name "Rajin-Sŏnbong;" the name was shortened to "Rasŏn" in 2000. InSouth Korea n pronunciation, the initial "R" of the name is pronounced as "N."Administrative divisions
Rasŏn is divided into 1 ward ("Kuyŏk") and 1
county ("Kun").
* Rajin-guyŏk (라진구역; 羅津區域)
* Sŏnbong-gun (선봉군; 先鋒郡)ee also
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Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone
*List of Korea-related topics
*List of cities in North Korea
*Special cities of Korea
*Geography of North Korea External links
* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=861907&page=&vc=1&PHPSESSID=#Post861907 North Korea Uncovered] , (North Korea Google Earth) Maps out Rason's economic infrastructure, including railways, hotels, tourist destinations, cultural facilities, ports, electricity grid, and electrified perimeter fence on Google Earth.
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