Sariwŏn
Sariwon
Municipal city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Sariwŏn (Korean: 사리원; Korean pronunciation: [sa.ɾi.wʌn]) is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province.
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Sariwŏn
사리원시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 사리원시 |
| • Hancha | 沙里院市 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sariwŏn-si |
| • Revised Romanization | Sariwon-si |
.jpg)  .jpg)   Clockwise from top: view of Sariwon, street in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province Art Theatre, Songbul Temple, Sariwon Folk Village | |
 Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Sariwon | |
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  Sariwŏn Location within North Korea | |
| Coordinates: 38.50778°N 125.75444°E / 38.50778; 125.75444 | |
| Country |  North Korea |
| Province | North Hwanghae Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 307,764 |
| • Dialect | Hwanghae |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
The city's population as of 2008 is 307,764.
Sariwŏn is divided into 31 tong (neighbourhoods) and 9 ri (villages):
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Sariwŏn has the only pediatric hospital (founded by Hungarians in the 1950s) in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually.
Sariwŏn has a Potassic/Potash Fertilizer Complex and a tractor factory.
Several institutions of higher education are based in Sariwŏn, including the Kye Ung-sang University, the Sariwŏn University of Geology, the Sariwŏn University of Medicine, the Sariwŏn University of Education no. 1 & no. 2, and the Sariwŏn Pharmaceutical College of Koryŏ.
The "Sariwŏn Folklore street" was constructed during Kim Jong-il's rule. Built to display an ideal picture of ancient Korea, it includes buildings in the "historical style" and a collection of ancient Korean cannons. Many older style Korean buildings exist in the city.
In 2020, Jongbangsan Hotel opened after several years of delays in construction. It has three main buildings and includes a gym and a swimming pool.[1]
Sariwŏn is served by Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn and several other stations on both the P'yŏngbu and Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn lines of the Korean State Railway.
Sariwŏn has a trolleybus system with two Ikarus 280T articulated trolleybuses; they were converted from diesel Ikarus 280 buses due to the lack of roof equipment. Regular trolleybuses were mothballed at the depot from 2020. The service is supplemented by regular buses.[2]
Sariwŏn has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwa).
| Climate data for Sariwŏn (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) |
12.0 (0.47) |
18.1 (0.71) |
42.6 (1.68) |
71.2 (2.80) |
80.0 (3.15) |
203.1 (8.00) |
203.5 (8.01) |
85.6 (3.37) |
40.7 (1.60) |
32.7 (1.29) |
14.7 (0.58) |
813.1 (32.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 75.0 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 17.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.0 | 67.9 | 65.4 | 63.2 | 67.4 | 74.4 | 83.3 | 82.4 | 76.6 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 71.4 | 72.4 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3] | |||||||||||||
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- "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 220, 324, and 345. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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