page_title: Tanchon
hierarchical_section_title: Tanchon
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Tanchon, Hamgyong-namdo, DPRK, 2006
context_page_description: Tanch'ŏn is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan, into which the Namdae River flows.
context_section_description: Tanch'ŏn ([tan.tsʰʌn]) is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.  It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows.
caption: Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Tanchon
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