Rason
| 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."
See also
| Administrative divisions of North Korea | 
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|---|---|
| Directly Governed Cities P'yŏngyang | Rasŏn | |
| Former Directly Governed Cities | |
| Special Administrative Regions Kaesŏng Industrial Region | Kŭmgang-san Tourist Region | Shinŭiju Special Administrative Region | |
| Provinces Chagang | North Hamgyŏng | South Hamgyŏng | North Hwanghae | South Hwanghae | Kangwŏn | North P'yŏngan | South P'yŏngan | Ryanggang | |