Tanch'ŏn is divided into 39 tong (neighbourhoods) and 39 ri (villages):
Chich'o-dong
Chikchŏl-dong
Chŏnjin-dong
Haean 1-dong
Haean 2-dong
Hanggu 1-dong
Hanggu 2-dong
Hanggu 3-dong
Kŭmbong-dong
Kŭmgol 1-dong
Kŭmgol 2-dong
Kŭmgol 3-dong
Kŭmsan-dong
Kwangch'ŏn-dong
Muhak-tong
Munhwa-dong
Naemun-dong
Namp'ung-dong
Paeg'am-dong
Paekkŭmsan-dong
Ponsan-dong
Pukch'ŏn-dong
Puktu-dong
P'ugŏ-dong
Ryongdae-dong
San'gwang-dong
Sao-dong
Sindanch'ŏn 1-dong
Sindanch'ŏn 2-dong
Taehŭng 1-dong
Taehŭng 2-dong
Taesin-dong
T'amsi-dong
Tŏkhŭng-dong
Tong'am-dong
Tonsan-dong
Yangch'ŏn-dong
Yangsan-dong
Yŏng'ung-dong
Changnae-ri
Chŏngdong-ri
Chŭngsal-li
Hwajang-ri
Kaŭng-ri
Kawŏl-li
Mun'am-ri
Munho-ri
O'mong-ri
Paeksal-li
Pokp'yŏng-ri
Ponghwa-ri
Rip'a-ri
Ryŏngdae-ri
Ryongjam-ri
Ryŏngsal-li
Ryongdŏng-ri
Ryonghŭng-ri
Ryongyŏl-li
Samgŏ-ri
Sindong-ri
Sinho-ri
Sinp'ung-ri
Sinp'yŏng-ri
Sŏk'u-ri
Songjŏng-ri
Songp'a-ri
Ssangryong-ri
Talch'ŏl-li
Taptong-ri
Tŏkchu-ri
Tolsal-li
Tuyŏl-li
Unch'ŏl-li
Wadong-ri
Wŏnsal-li
Yangp'yŏng-ri
Yŏngp'yŏng-ri
Economy
There are extensive mineral resources in the area, including cobalt, magnesite, and iron ore.
The city is known for its chemical production, textiles, metal ware, machinery and smelting. The Komdok mine is located in Kumgol-1 dong.[1] The Taehung mine is located in South Hamgyong Province.
The area is also home to the large Tanchon Power Station (under construction as of April 2020), consisting of hundreds of kilometres of waterway tunnels and a planned six power stations, that has been under construction since 2017.[2][3]
Technology
The City of Tanch'ŏn is featured in the PC game Tradewinds.
Transport
Tanch'ŏn is situated on the P'yŏngra Line and the Hŏch'ŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.[4] In 2012 the city's port was renovated and upgraded.[5] Tanch'ŏn port was reconstructed, and a ceremony marking the completion was taken place in December 2012. In the ceremony, a joint congratulatory message sent by the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the Cabinet was read to the officials and members of shock brigades who performed labor feats in the construction of the port.[6]
A trolleybus line runs within Tanchon from next to Kumgol station in Kumgol 1-dong to Kumgol 3-dong with a length of over 6 km. The line was opened in 1986 to serve the Komdok mining region though there have been no trolleybuses seen on satellite imagery since 2011.[7][8]