This article is about a city in North Korea. For the general,
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verification. (May 2013) Coordinates: 40°40′2″N 129°12′2″E /
40.66722°N 129.20056°E Kimch'aek, formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl:
성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North
Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of
196,000. The city received its current name in 1951 during the
Korean War, in honor of the Korean People's Army (KPA) general,
Kim Chaek. Kimchaek is an important port on the Sea of Japan
(known to North Koreans as the East Sea of Korea), and is home
to an ironworks and the Kimch’aek Polytechnic Institute.
Kimchaek is on the Pyongra Line railway. See also  - ^ a b c
"Kimch’aek". Encyclopaeida Britannica’. Retrieved 8 December
2012.