Sariwon
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About Sariwon
Sariwŏn is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province.
The city's population as of 2008 is 307,764.
Sariwŏn is divided into 31 tong (neighbourhoods) and 9 ri (villages):
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...
Sariwon travel guide
Understand
A city of 300,000 and capital of North Hwanghae Province.
Getting there
1 Sariwon Chongnyon Station. is on the Pyongbu Line between Pyongyang and Kaesong.
See
Sariwon Folklore street was built after the war to show what ancient Korea looked like. Available on official government tours. 1 North Hwanghae Arts Theatre (황해북도예술극장). (updated Aug 2015) 2 Songbulsa Temple. Famous Buddhist temple site with 5 story padoga (updated Jun 2017)
Sleep
1 Sariwon 3.8 Hotel, Sariwon, North Hwanghae. (updated Aug 2015)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.