Songrim
# Songrim

Songrim (Korean pronunciation:) is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.

## Administrative divisions

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

* Chŏn-dong
* Ch'ŏlsan-dong
* Kkotp'in-dong
* Negil-dong
* Oryu-dong
* Saemaŭl-dong
* Saesallim 1-dong
* Saesallim 2-dong
* Saesallim 3-dong
* Saesallim 4-dong
* Samga-dong
* Sap'o 1-dong
* Sap'o 2-dong
* Sinhŭng-dong
* Sŏkt'ap-tong
* Songsan-dong
* Tongsong-dong
* Un'gok-tong
* Wŏlbong-dong
* Masal-li
* Sillyang-ri
* Sinsŏng-ri
* Sŏkt'al-li
* Sŏsong-ri
* Tangsal-li

## History

The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as Kyŏmip'o (Korean: 겸이포; Hanja: 兼二浦).

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

## Climate

Songrim has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).

Climate data for Songrim :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −8.4 (16.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 25 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 79 (3.1) | 101 (4.0) | 292 (11.5) | 190 (7.5) | 102 (4.0) | 38 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 17 (0.7) | 947 (37.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
