Hamhung

Hamhŭng

함흥시
Hamhŭng 함흥시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	함흥시
• Hancha	咸興市
• McCune-Reischauer	Hamhŭng-si
• Revised Romanization	Hamheung-si
	Clockwise from top: view of Hamhung city, Hamhung Royal Villa, Majon Beach Resort, an industrial plant in Hamhung, Hamhŭng Grand Theatre
	Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Hamhung
	Hamhŭng Location within North Korea
	Coordinates: 39°55′N 127°32′E / 39.917°N 127.533°E
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Region	Kwannam
Province	South Hamgyong
Administrative divisions	7 kuyok
Area
• Total	330 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	768,551
• Density	2,328/km2 (6,030/sq mi)
• Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Time zone	UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time)

Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si; Korean pronunciation: [hamɣɯŋ]) is North Korea's second-most populous city, the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the 16th largest city in the Korean Peninsula. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province, Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province. Hamhung was centrally planned and built by the government of North Korea.