Haeju is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2000; the population of the city is estimated to be 236;000. At the beginning of 20th century; it became a strategic port in Sino-Korean trade. Haeju has chemical-related enterprises and a cement factory.

The area around Haeju is known to have been inhabited since the Neolithic period; as shellmounds; pottery; and stone tools have been found at Ryongdangp'o. During the early Three Kingdoms period; it was briefly governed by a chieftain; when it was known as 'Naemihol' (????). In 757; however; it was conquered by the Goguryeo kingdom; which later lost it to Silla. It was under the Goryeo dynasty's King T'aejo that it received its current name. Pictures From History