Chaeryŏng gang

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Chaeryŏng-gang
재령강
Data
location North Korea
River system Taedong gang
Drain over Taedong-gang  → Yellow Sea
muzzle Taedong-gang coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′ 49 "  N , 125 ° 37 ′ 3"  E 38 ° 38 ′ 49 "  N , 125 ° 37 ′ 3"  E

length approx. 120 km
Catchment area approx. 3600 km²
Medium-sized cities Chaeryŏng

The Chaeryŏng-gang ( Korean 재령강 ) is a left tributary of the Taedong-gang in North Korea .

The Chaeryŏng-gang is the largest tributary of the Taedong-gang. It runs in the province of Hwanghae-namdo in the southwest of North Korea. It flows in a predominantly northerly direction, passes the city of the same name Chaeryŏng in the administrative district of the same name Chaeryŏng-gun and meets the Taedong-gang shortly before its confluence with the Yellow Sea . The Chaeryŏng Gang has a length of about 120 km. Its catchment area covers approx. 3600 km².

Individual evidence

  1. a b National Committee of DPR Korea for IHP UNESCO: Taedong River Basin (PDF; 8.4 MB)