Wonsan
port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea
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Summary
Wonsan is a city of North Korea[1]. Wonsan ranks in the top 4% of city of north korea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kangwon Province[3]
- Country: North Korea[4]
- Instance of: port city[5], big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[7], Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[8]
- Commons category: Wonsan[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[10]
- Inception: 1800[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wonsan[12]
- Population: 363,127[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Capital of: Kangwon Province[20]
- Official name: 원산시[21], 元山市[22]
- Area: 104 square mile[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wonsan include Kalma Airport[24], an airport[25], in North Korea[26].
Why It Matters
Wonsan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Wonsan is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for Wonsan include Kalma Airport[24], an airport[25], in North Korea[26].