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Hamhung
| Hamhŭng City | |
|---|---|
| Korean Name | |
| McCune-Reischauer | Hamhŭng-si |
| Revised Romanization | Hamheung-si |
| Hangul | 함흥시 |
| Hanja | 咸興市 |
| Statistics | |
| Population | ? |
| Area | ? |
| Government | Capital of South Hamgyŏng; former Directly Governed City |
| Administrative Divisions | ? |
| Region | Kwannam |
| Dialect | Hamgyŏng |
| Split from | South Hamgyŏng, 1960 |
| Rejoined | North Hamgyŏng, 1967 |
Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) is the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea. From 1960 to 1967, Hamhŭng was administered separately from South Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi), but before 1960, and since 1967, the city has been part of South Hamgyŏng Province.
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