Kŭmho is a chigu, or area, in South Hamgyŏng province, near the city of Sinp'o, North Korea. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province.[2]
In Kŭmho near Sinp'o in 1987 the building of first nationalnuclear plant was started by USSR but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons.
Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) with international support. Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997, but reactors was never completed. The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006.
kumho, south, hamgyong, kŭmho, chigu, area, south, hamgyŏng, province, near, city, sinp, north, korea, kŭmho, part, sinp, until, 1995, when, made, special, area, under, direct, administration, province, kumhochigu, area, north, koreakorean, transcription, hang. Kŭmho is a chigu or area in South Hamgyŏng province near the city of Sinp o North Korea Kŭmho was part of Sinp o until 1995 when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province 2 Kumhochigu area of North KoreaKorean transcription s Hangul금호지구 Hanja琴湖地區 Revised RomanizationGeumho jigu McCune ReischauerKŭmho jiguMap of South Hamgyong showing the location of KumhoCoordinates 40 5 41 813 N 128 20 27 672 E 40 09494806 N 128 34102000 E 40 09494806 128 34102000CountryNorth KoreaProvinceSouth HamgyongArea Total104 km2 40 sq mi Population 2008 1 Total37 430 Density360 km2 930 sq mi In Kŭmho near Sinp o in 1987 the building of first national nuclear plant was started by USSR but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization KEDO with international support Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997 but reactors was never completed The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006 Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAdministrative divisions editKŭmho is divided into 1 rodongjagu workers district and 8 ri villages Kangsang rodongjagu Homanp o ri Honam ri Kŭmho ri Kwangch ŏl li Namhŭng ri Omae ri Sŏhŭng ri Sokhu riSee also editAdministrative divisions of North Korea Geography of North KoreaReferences edit North Korea Administrative Division 행정구역 개편 일지 NKChosun 2006 04 05 Archived from the original on 2006 11 02 Retrieved 2006 11 07 External links editNews item from 1994 announcing the beginning of construction in Korean NKChosun report on special education for Kumho locals interacting with foreigners In Korean language online encyclopedias Doosan Encyclopedia Naver nbsp This North Korea location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kumho South Hamgyong amp oldid 1120308224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
