Hwadae County is a county in southern
North Hamgyong
North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province.
Geography
The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, ...
province,
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, Y ...
, with an area of about 460 km
2 and a population of approximately 70,000. It adjoins the
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...
(East Sea of Korea) on the east and south. By land, it adjoins
Kimchaek
Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699.
Etymology
The city received its current name in 1951 durin ...
and
Kilchu
Kilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county seat is Kilju Town.
History
The area around Kilju was part of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom and was long inhabited by various Jurchen tribes. ...
to the west, and
Myŏngch'ŏn
Myŏngch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county is home to numerous hot springs.
Administrative divisions
Myŏngch'ŏn County is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) ...
to the north. The county was formed from parts of Kilchu and Myŏngch'ŏn in the 1950s, as part of a general reorganization of local government. Administratively, Hwadae is divided into one
''ŭp'' and 20 ''ri''.
The southern region is relatively flat, while the inland north is rugged, with mountains of approximately 1,000 meters. The
Musudan-ri
The Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, also known as Musudan-ri (), is a rocket Rocket launch site, launching site in North Korea.
Location
It lies in southern Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province, near Musu Dan, the cape marking the norther ...
missile base is located on the coast near
its namesake cape, which forms the northern end of the
East Korea Bay
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The East Korea Bay ( ko, 동조선만, 동한만), also formerly known in English as Broughton Bay, is a bight in the east coast of North Korea and an extension of the Sea of Japan, located between the provinces of South Hamgyong and ...
.
In April 2002,
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...
fossils of approximately 300,000 years age were reported to have been excavated from a lava bed in Hwadae.
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...
-period tombs have also been unearthed in the county.
The country's first satellite launch facility,
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
The Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, also known as Musudan-ri (), is a rocket launching site in North Korea.
Location
It lies in southern Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province, near Musu Dan, the cape marking the northern end of the East K ...
, is located in the county.
Administrative divisions
Hwadae County is divided into 1 ''
ŭp
An ''eup'' or ''ŭp'' () is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
In South Korea
Along with "Myeon (administrative division), myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("County#Kore ...
'' (town) and 20 ''
ri'' (villages):
See also
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Administrative divisions of North Korea
The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of the units have equivalents in the system of South Korea. At the highest level are nine provinces and fou ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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Counties of North Hamgyong