Rainer Dormels (2014)
Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea – Haeju
This work was supported by the Academy of Korean Studies (KSPS) Grant funded by the
Korean Government (MOE) (AKS-2011-BAA-2105)
Find an introduction to the project at
http://www.univie.ac.at/koreanologie/index.php?id=digital-north-korea0
This work has been published as a chapter in:
Rainer Dormels (2014): North Korea's Cities. Jimoondang. Seoul.
IV.2.17. Haeju
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Table Haeju-I. Basic data
Population
273,300 (Rank 13)
Area
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Population density
1,320 I./km² (Rank 6)
Administrative units
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Table Haeju-II. Climate values
Annual average
January temperature
August temperature
Precipitation
11.1°C (1)
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24.5°C (1)
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Table Haeju-IV. Ranking (Total number of companies in relation to population)
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