Rason

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Rasŏn Directly Governed City
context = north

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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 and Primorsky Krai of Russia. The region was split from North Hamgyŏng Province in 1993 under the name "Rajin-Sŏnbong;" the name was shortened to "Rasŏn" in 2000. In South Korean 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

* 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.