à ¬iju is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The county has an area of 420 km<sup>2</sup>, and a population of 110,018 (2008 data).
à ¬iju appears as Uiju in South Korea's Revised Romanization and as Yizhou in Chinese sources, as during its occupation by general Mao Wenlong's forces during the Transition from Ming to Qing.
à ¬iju County borders Sakchu county and Kusà Âng to the east, Sà Ânch'à Ân and Ch'à Âlsan counties to the south, and Ryongch'à Ân county and Sinà Âiju to the west, respectively. To the north, à ¬iju shares a border with China.
à ¬iju county is divided into 1 à Âp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):
à ¬iju county is served by the Tà Âkhyà Ân Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also an airport, Uiju Airfield (ICAO airport code: ZKUJ).
à ¬iju earthquake was a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred in à ¬iju County in 1980. It is among the largest earthquakes by magnitude recorded in the Korean Peninsula since South Korea began official earthquake observation in 1978.