page_title: Sinuiju
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Sinuiju / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Amnok River (Yalu River) in Sinuiju, DPRK
context_page_description: Sinŭiju; Sinŭiju-si, known before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen City is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, China across the international border of the Amnok River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of the city is included in the Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region, which was established in 2002 to experiment with introducing a market economy. In recent years, the city, despite lagging behind the development in the capital Pyongyang, has seen a small construction boom and increasing tourism from China.
context_section_description: Sinŭiju is bordered by the Amnok River, and by P'ihyŏn and Ryongch'ŏn counties. The city's altitude is 4 feet, or about one meter, above sea level. There are several islands at the mouth of the Amnok River - Wihwa-do, Rim-do, Ryuch'o-do and Tongryuch'o-do.
caption: A park near the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
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