Ryongchon County

Ryongchon ( spelling and pronunciation in South Korea 용천 = Yongcheon ) is a 20 km away from the border with the People's Republic of China City in North Korea in the province P'yŏngan - pukto and is located in the northwest of the Korean Peninsula. Ryongchon means " Dragon River ".

South of the border river Amnok - gang, the city lies a few kilometers from the capital city of Sinuiju the province of North Pyongan.

In the urban area live 135 634 people, the city is said to have 69 151 inhabitants. According to South Korean information home to a large number of people of Chinese descent in the city.

This is also an important railway from Pyongyang runs in the People's Republic of China, so the city is seen as a way station for many traders from North Korea and China.

In this place on 22 April 2004, the train wreck of Ryongchon occurred.