Counties & Cities · North Hamgyong · KP0205

Chongjin City

North Hamgyong Province

667,929population (2008)

353/km²density

92%urban

1,894km² area

Administrative Code

KP0205

Province

North Hamgyong

Documented Abuses

291 recorded by NKDB

Known Detention Facilities

19 facilities

Official Markets (Jangmadang)

18 verified

Gender Distribution

317,899 male / 350,030 female

Documented Human Rights Violations

Data compiled by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) through over 80,000 defector testimonies.

2000s 1671990s 292010s 551970s 51960s 21980s 3

Political prison camp (kwanliso)

Operating, expanded in the 2010s · ~5,000 prisoners