Ryanggang Province
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Ryanggang Province is a mountainous administrative region in northern North Korea that includes part of the Korean Peninsula’s highest and most sacred peak, Paektu Mountain.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Hyesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Chagang Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ North Hamgyong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Hamgyong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | international border with China ⓘ |
| capital | Hyesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
continental
ⓘ
subarctic ⓘ |
| contains |
Heaven Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Paektu NERFINISHED ⓘ Paektu Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| established | 1954 ⓘ |
| hasBorderRiver |
Tumen River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yalu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Hyesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounty |
Kapsan County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimhyongjik County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimjongsuk County NERFINISHED ⓘ Paegam County NERFINISHED ⓘ Pochon County NERFINISHED ⓘ Pungso County NERFINISHED ⓘ Rinsan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Samjiyon County NERFINISHED ⓘ Samsu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Taehongdan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Unhung County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paektu Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cold climate ⓘ forests ⓘ timber industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| partOf | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | sacred status of Paektu Mountain in Korean culture ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | South Hamgyong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border security ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | province-level division ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
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