KANGGYE

city, northern North Korea. As a transportation junction of the inland plateau near the frontier with China, it has been a fortress and military base since the Choson (Yi) dynasty (13921910). It is connected with P'yongyang by rail line and road. Kanggye's industries include timber processing and ceramics. Manufacturing has been carried on since 1945, when a hydroelectric-power plant at the Tongno River, a tributary of the Yalu (Amnok) River, was built near the city. Mining industries in the vicinity include copper, zinc, coal, and graphite. The city has a college of education. Pop. (1987 est.) 211,000.