Rason is a special city and ice-free port on the northeastern tip of North Korea, on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Kwanbuk region. It has a population of about 205,000 across an area of 746 square kilometers, and it borders both the Jilin province of China and the Primorsky Krai of Russia. The city took its current name in 2000, when the name Rajin-Sŏnbong was shortened to Rason, and it regained special-city status in 2010. Rason is home to the Rason Special Economic Zone and serves as an important port for regional trade.
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P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 196,954 (2008)
Rason (Wikipedia)
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Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; Korean pronunciation: [ɾa.sʌ̹n, ɾa.dʑin.sʰʌ̹n.boŋ]) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea.
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