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Tongsin County
Tongsin County is a ''kun'', or county, in southern Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Ryongrim and Chonchon to the north, the counties of Taehung and Yongwon in South Pyongan to the south and east, and Huichon and Songwon to the west and southwest. Originally part of Huichon, it was created in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government. The valley of the Chongchon River lies in western Tongsin. High mountains rise on all other sides, with the Myohyang Mountains in the south and the Chogyuryong Mountains in the north and east; spurs and outliers of these ranges cover most of the county. The highest point is Ungosusan (웅어수산, 2020 m). Agriculture and logging are the chief local industries. 13% of Tongsin's land is arable, and most of the remaining 87% is forested. Maize is the principal crop. There are no rail lines in the county, but roads tie it to nearby Huichon and Ryonggang, with a bus service operating between Tongsin and Huichon. Admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Second-level Administrative Divisions Of North Korea
This is a list of all second-level administrative divisions of North Korea, including ''cities'', ''counties'', ''workers' districts'', ''districts'', and ''wards'', organized by province or directly governed city. Pyongyang Directly Governed City * 18 wards (guyok): Chung, Pyongchon, Potonggang, Moranbong, Sosong, Songyo, Tongdaewon, Taedonggang, Sadong, Taesong, Mangyongdae, Hyongjesan, Ryongsong, Samsok, Ryokpo, Rangnang, Sunan, Unjong * 2 county (kun): Kangdong, Kangnam Rason Special City * 1 ward (guyok): Rajin * 1 county (kun): Sŏnbong Chagang Province * 3 cities (si): Kanggye, Hŭich'ŏn, Manp'o * 15 counties (kun): Changgang, Chasŏng, Chŏnch'ŏn, Ch'osan, Chunggang, Hwap'yŏng, Kop'ung, Rangrim, Ryongrim, Sijung, Sŏnggan, Songwŏn, Tongsin, Usi, Wiwŏn North Hamgyŏng Province * 3 cities (si): Ch'ŏngjin, Hoeryŏng, Kimch'aek * 12 counties (kun): Myŏnggan, Hwadae, Kilju, Kyŏngsŏng, Musan, Myŏngch'ŏn, Onsŏng, Ŏran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Pyongan
South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong. Geography The province is bordered by North Pyongan and Chagang Provinces to the north, South Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces to the east and southeast and North Hwanghae Province and Pyongyang to the south. The Yellow Sea and Korea Bay are located to the west. Administrative divisions South P'yŏngan is divided into 1 special city (''tŭkpyŏlsi''); 5 cities (''si''); 16 counties (''kun''); and 3 districts (1 ''ku'' and 2 ''chigu''). Its administrative divisions are: Cities * Nampo Special City (남포특별시/; created in 2010) * Pyongsong (평성시/; the provincial capital, established December 1969) * Anju (안주시/; established August 1987) * Kaechon (개천시/; established August 1990) * Sunchon-si (순 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryonggang
Ryonggang County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is administered as a part of Namp'o Special City. It is famous for its local apples. Administrative divisions Ryonggang-gun is divided into one town (ŭp) and 10 villages (ri): Transportation Ryonggang County is served by the P'yŏngnam and Ryonggang lines of the Korean State Railway. See also *Subdivisions of North Korea *Geography of North Korea North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south. Topography and dra ... External links *Map of Nyongbyon, in Korean Districts of Nampo Counties of North Korea {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongchon River
The Ch'ŏngch'ŏn is a river of North Korea having its source in the Rangrim Mountains of Chagang Province and emptying into the Yellow Sea at Sinanju. The river flows past Myohyang-san and through the city of Anju, South P'yŏngan Province. Its total length is 217 km (135 mi), and it drains a basin of 9,553 km2 (3,688 sq mi). Important Bird Area The river's estuary has been identified by BirdLife International as an 8000 ha (19,768 acre) Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports significant numbers of the populations of various bird species. These include swan geese, bean geese, whooper swans, Oriental storks, black-faced spoonbills, Chinese egrets, great bustards, white-naped cranes, hooded cranes, red-crowned cranes, Far Eastern curlews and spotted greenshanks. The site includes the 800 ha (1,977 acre) Mundok Nature Reserve. Hydroelectric dams North Korea is building 10 new hydroelectric dams on the Chongchon River to spur rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwon
Songwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in southwestern Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Usi and Kop'ung counties to the north, Tongsin to the east, and Hŭich'ŏn to the south, as well as North P'yŏngan's Tongchang county to the west. Originally part of Chosan, it was established as a separate county in 1949, when Chagang province was created. The Ch'ongch'ŏn and Chungman Rivers both flow through Songwŏn. The terrain is mountainous, with the Pinandŏk and Chogyuryong Mountains rising in the county's south. The highest peaks are in the north; the tallest is Koambong, 1,744 m above sea level. The climate is continental but relatively wet; the frost begins in early October and lifts in late April. The chief local industry is logging, with 93% of the county covered by forestland. Livestock, particularly cattle, are also raised, and crops including maize and rice are grown. A 67 km² reservoir has been built across the Chungman (completed in 1980), and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huichon
Hŭich'ŏn () is a city in the southern part of Chagang Province, North Korea. The population is 168,180 (2008 data). History The region surrounding the city became Huichon County in 1896. It was originally part of North Pyongan province during the Japanese colonial era. The county was originally divided into nine myons and 35 dongs at the time of the establishment of the newly created Chagang Province in January 1947, but the part of the eastern regions of the county break out of the administrative division to form Tongsin County in 1952. In October 1967, the county was promoted to city status. Huichon was formerly a small village. Since the Korean War and an influx of government investment, it has become a base for electronics and machinery production for North Korea. The region was particularly affected by the North Korean famine of the 1990s. Today, Huichon hosts the main University of Telecommunications of North Korea. Administrative divisions Hŭich'ŏn is divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongwon
Nyŏngwŏn County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Nyŏngwŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 ''tong Tong may refer to: Chinese *Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese *Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities *''tong'', pronunciation of several Chinese char ...'' (neighbourhood) and 23 '' ri'' (villages): Counties of South Pyongan {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taehung
Taehŭng County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in the northeastern corner of South Pyongan Province, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered to the north by Ryongrim County, Ryongrim and Changjin County, Changjin, to the east by Yonggwang County, Yŏnggwang and Hamju County, Hamju, to the south by Yodok County, Yodŏk and Chongpyong County, Chŏngp'yŏng, and to the west by Nyongwon County, Nyŏngwŏn and Tongsin County, Tongsin. It is drained by the Taedong River, which rises in the north part of the county before flowing west into Yŏngwŏn. The terrain of Taehŭng is higher and more mountainous than any other part of South P'yŏngan. Three mountain ranges, the Rangrim Mountains, Rangrim, Myohyang Mountains, Myohyang, and Puktaebong Mountains, Puktaebong, pass through the county. The highest of the many peaks is Tongdaesan (South Pyongan), Tongdaesan, at 2,094 meters above sea level. Local agriculture is dominated by dry-field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonchon (North Korea)
Chŏnch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye county, it was made a separate county in 1949. North Korea's largest fir tree is located in this county. Administrative divisions Chŏnch'ŏn County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 5 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 11 '' ri'' (villages): Environment The terrain is high and mountainous, being located in the centre of the Chagang mountains; the highest point is Sungjoksan, 1984 m above sea level. The Chogyuryong Mountains pass through the eastern part of the county. The eastern part of the county is relatively flatter, being located in the Jangja River valley with other deep valleys on either side of the Hwakyongchon stream. Other waterways flowing through the county are the Hoedok stream, both of which flow into the Jangja river. Two-thirds of the county is occupied by mountains ranging from 400 to 1000 metres high. The average temperature throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
