Hoech'ang County is a
''kun'' (county) in
South P'yŏngan
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province,
North Korea
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History
Before 1945, most of the territory that now comprises Hoech'ang, was part of neighbouring
Sŏngch'ŏn county. In 1952 four townships from Sŏngch'ŏn (Sungin-myŏn, Kuryong-myŏn, Rungjung-myŏn, and Taegok-myŏn) and one from
Koksan (Pongmyŏng-myŏn) were split from their counties and merged to form Hoech'ang County.
Administrative divisions
The district is split into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town), 4 ''
rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 17 ''
ri'' (villages):
References
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Detailed map*
County information
External links
Counties of South Pyongan
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