Sijung County is a
''kun'', or county, in
Chagang
Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was f ...
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 ...
. It borders
Kanggye and
Changgang to the east,
Manpo to the north and west, and
Wiwon to the south. Formerly part of
Kanggye, Sijung became a separate county in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government.
The terrain of Sijung is steep and mountainous in the east, where the
Kangnam Mountains
The Kangnam Mountains are a mountain range of North Korea, in the central part of the country's northern region. They run parallel to the Amnok River which forms the border with China. They lie west of the Rangrim Mountains, which is the drainage ...
rise, but slopes downward toward the west. The highest point is
Sirubong in the south, at 1355 m above sea level. The
Changja River
The Changja River is a river of 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 ...
flows through north through the county, making a number of spectacular sharp twists on its way to join the
Yalu. A portion of this has been dammed to create a large reservoir.
Sijung is served by both road and rail, with the
Manpo Line
The Manp'o Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sunch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Manp'o on the Pukpu Line. The line continues on from Manp'o to Ji'an, China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様 ...
stopping in the county. The Changja River reservoir is also used to ship some goods by water. Local industry is dominated by agriculture and mining.
Administrative divisions
Sijung County is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' and 14 ''
ri'':
* Sijung-ŭp 시중읍 (時中邑)
* Anch'al-li 안찬리 (安贊里)
* Chong'il-li 종인리 (從仁里)
* Ch'ŏnjang-ri 천장리 (天章里)
* Ch'ŏnsŏng-ri 천성리 (天城里)
* Hŭngpal-li 흥판리 (興判里)
* P'ungch'ŏng-ri 풍청리 (豊淸里)
* P'ungryong-ri 풍룡리 (豊龍里)
* Rinam-ri 리남리 (吏南里)
* Ronam-ri 로남리 (魯南里)
* Simgwi-ri 심귀리 (深貴里)
* Yaksu-ri 약수리 (藥水里)
* Yonghŭng-ri 영흥리 (永興里)
* Yŏnp'yŏng-ri 연평리 (延坪里)
* Sangch'ŏng-ri 상청리 (上淸里)
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
*
Chagang
Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was f ...
References
External links
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Counties of Chagang
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