
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Ungsang, Rason, North Korea? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Ungsang.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Ungsang align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) on April 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ungsang.
This is North Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on North Korea's country-level and Rason holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ungsang as anywhere else in North Korea.
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These are North Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on North Korea's country and Rason holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ungsang just as everywhere else in North Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | April 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
| Day of Foundation of the Republic | September 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | Thu, Apr 15, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Ungsang's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on North Korea's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Ungsang, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
Ungsang runs on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of North Korea — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.