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Annual rainfall in Changsŏng is 1000 mm, with an annual average temperature of 7.3 °C (the average fluctuating from -11.6 °C in
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peppers, sweet potatoes, and various fruits. Changsŏng also leads the county in the production of sheep. Various products, including lumber and medicinal herbs, are harvested from the forests. In addition, gold, tungsten, and coal are mined from the hills. Local manufactured products include
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There are no railroads, but a road does connect Changsŏng to Sakchu, Tongchang, and Pyŏktong. Freight and passenger traffic is also carried by ships plying Lake
Suphung; the lake is also used to transport raw lumber.
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705:Tongch'ang
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246:Changcheng
200:province,
165:Population
50:Chosŏn'gŭl
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655:Nyŏngbyŏn
410:gochujang
274:Piraebong
260:Geography
210:Tongchang
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670:Pyŏktong
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640:Hyangsan
630:Ch'ŏlsan
617:Counties
461:See also
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206:Pyŏktong
124:Province
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700:Taegwan
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635:Ch'ŏnma
607:Sinŭiju
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570:Sinŭiju
563:Capital
396:Economy
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244:and as
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113:Country
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173:26,577
61:Hancha
36:County
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685:Sindo
680:Sakju
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222:China
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