Kangnam County is one of the two suburban counties of
Pyongyang
Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
, North Korea. It is north-west of
Songrim
Songrim () is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 128,831 in 2008.
Administrative divisions
Songrim is divided into 19 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods) and 6 '' ri'' (villages):
* Chŏn-dong
* C ...
, north-east of
Hwangju
Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Geography
Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeast ...
County, west of
Chunghwa County, and south of
Nakrang-guyok. It is the location of cooperative farms and smaller industrial complexes. It became part of
Pyongyang
Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
in May 1963, when it was separated from
South P'yŏngan. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to
North Hwanghae
North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...
; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system. However, it was returned to Pyongyang in 2011.
Divisions
The county is divided into one town (up), and 18 'ri' (villages).
References
Districts of Pyongyang
Counties of North Korea
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