Kumsong Tractor Factory
The Kŭmsŏng Tractor Factory, located in Kiyang-dong, Kangsŏ-guyŏk, Namp'o, is North Korea's largest manufacturer of tractors, bulldozers, and other agricultural equipment. Employing around 10,000 workers, the factory has a floor area of 142,000 m2 (1,530,000 sq ft) on a total area of 400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft). Peak production capacity is 10,000 tractors per year. The factory's current products include the Ch'ŏllima 28 28 hp (21 kW), Ch'ŏllima 32 32 hp (24 kW), Ch'ŏllima 40 40 hp (30 kW), P'ungnyŏn 75 75 hp (56 kW), Sonyŏn 45 hp (34 kW) and Ch'ŏllima 2000 tractors, and the P'ungnyŏn bulldozer. As of 2017, the factory was producing the new 80-hp Ch'ŏllima 804 tractor model. Claims have been made this factory also produces TEL mobile missile platforms.
Kumsong Tractor Factory | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 금성뜨락또르종합공장 |
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Hancha | 金星뜨락또르総合工場 |
Revised Romanization | Geumseong Tteurakttoreu Jonghap Gongjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmsŏng Ttŭrakttorŭ Chonghap Kongjang |
The facility is served by the Korean State Railway via Kangsŏ Station on the P'yŏngnam Line.