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Mineral Water Resources and Their Use in DPRK

Date: 22/09/2025 | Source: Naenara (En) | Read original version at source

The DPRK is abundant in mineral water resources.

In general, mineral water is formed in a special condition deep underground before it comes out of it. Its defining indexes include temperature, mineral and ion contents, hydrogen ion concentration, micro, gaseous and radioactive elements, etc.

If the temperature of mineral water is above 20ºC, it is hot spring water and if the temperature is below 20ºC, it is spring water. The DPRK has over 150 mineral water resources.

Hot springs are mostly distributed in North and South Phyongan, South Hwanghae, Kangwon and North Hamgyong provinces.

The Kyongsong, Jongdal and Sokthang are part of the famous hot springs. Most of them are simple chloride springs, the majority of which are usually 35-100°C in temperature and hardly affected by seasonal change.

Therapeutic bath is mainly encouraged in the hot spring facilities. Water jetting, exercise bath in water, swimming, shower bath, inhaling and drinking are also applied.

The treatment using hot spring is effective for killing chronic pain caused by various reasons, lowering blood pressure and boosting metabolism.

Over 90 of the mineral water resources in the country are mineral springs.

Most of the mineral springs, including those in Kangso, Okhodong and Changsong, contain bicarbonate, sulphate and complex saline elements.

Mineral water, usually taken orally, is used for the treatment and prevention of diseases.

Health tourism using hot spring and mineral water is broadly encouraged in the country.

So Kyong Hyok

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