Ryongchon

Ryongchon
Korean Name
Revised Romanization	Yongcheon
McCune-Reischauer	Ryongchŏn
Hangul	룡천 / 용천
Hanja	龍川

Ryongchŏn is a city in North Korea. Ryongchŏn is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the border with China. It is located in the North P'yŏngan Province. The P'yŏngŭi railway line between China and P'yŏngyang runs through Ryongchŏn. It is the busiest line in the country, crossing the border in nearby Shinŭiju, North Korea and Dandong, China. The area has a reported population of 27,000 and is a center of chemical and metalworking production. On April 22, 2004, the town was hit by a major disaster when a flammable cargo exploded at the town's railway station, causing widespread death and destruction, known as the Ryongchŏn Disaster.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Ryongchŏn-ri in the South Hwanghae province in the southwest corner of North Korea

External links

• Map of Ryongchon and surrounding area
• KoreaTimes article about the incident
• Yahoo/AP article about the incident

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