Songrim

Songnim 송림시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	松林市
• McCune-Reischauer	Songnim-si
• Revised Romanization	Songnim-si
Songnim Map of North Korea showing the location of Songnim
Coordinates: 38°45′15″N 125°38′42″E / 38.7542°N 125.645°E / 38.7542; 125.645Coordinates: 38°45′15″N 125°38′42″E / 38.7542°N 125.645°E / 38.7542; 125.645
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions	19 tong, 6 ri

Songnim (Korean pronunciation: [soŋ.nim]) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991.

Songnim is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):

The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songnim was known as Kyŏmip'o (Chosŏn'gŭl: 겸이포; Hancha: ).

It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.

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