Rason

For the Australian politician, see Hector Rason

Rasŏn Directly Governed City
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Rasŏn Chikhalsi
Revised Romanization	Naseon Jikhalsi
Hangul	라선 직할시
Hanja	羅先直轄市
Short Name	Rasŏn (Naseon; 라선; 羅先)
Former Name
McCune-Reischauer	Rajin-Sŏnbong Chikhalsi
Revised Romanization	Najin-Seonbong Jikhalsi
Hangul	라진-선봉 직할시
Hanja	羅津-先鋒直轄市
Statistics
Population	?
Area	?
Government	Directly Governed City
Administrative Divisions	1 ward ("Kuyŏk"); 1 county ("Kun")
Region	Kwanbuk
Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Split from	North Hamgyŏng, 1993
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Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in North Korea. The region was split from North Hamgyŏng Province in 1993 under the name "Rajin-Sŏnbong;" the name was shortened to "Rasŏn" in 2000. In South Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" of the name is pronounced as "N."

Administrative Divisions

Rasŏn is divided into 1 ward ("Kuyŏk") and 1 county ("Kun").