Rason - Definition and Overview

Rasŏn Directly Governed City
Korean Name
McCune-Reischauer	Rasŏn Chik'alshi
Revised Romanization	Naseon Jikhalsi
Hangul	라선 직할시
Hanja	羅先直轄市
Short Name	Rasŏn (Naseon; 라선; 羅先)
Former Name
McCune-Reischauer	Rajin-Sŏnbong Chik'alshi
Revised Romanization	Najin-Seonbong Jikhalsi
Hangul	라진-선봉 직할시
Hanja	羅津-先鋒直轄市
Statistics
Population	?
Area	?
Government	Directly Governed City
Administrative Divisions	(unknown)
Region	Kwanbuk
Dialect	Hamgyŏng
Split from	North Hamgyŏng, 1993
Location Map
(unavailable)

Rasŏn (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong) is a Directly Governed City in North Korea. The region was split from North Hamgyŏng Province in 1993 under the name "Rajin-Sŏnbong;" the name was shortened to "Rasŏn" in 2000. In South Korean pronunciation, the initial "R" of the name is pronounced as "N."

Example Usage of Rason
	louischooey: @chizuruki Wala naman, naghahanap lang ako ng Rason na maging emo. Naeechos nanaman ako eh, alam mo naman ako hahaha wijgwiajiwja xDDDD
	NellaJBHNZ: @lillyken21 aahh, kya nman pla.. may Rason. pde na. hahaha.
	giobellz: @__gilraen toda la Rason , take Down , Take Down , EASY!!!

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