Songhwa County is a county in

South Hwanghae South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital i ...

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 ...

Administrative divisions

Songhwa county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 10 '' ri'' (villages):

History

The area was called Kuŭlhyŏn (仇乙縣) or Kulch'ŏn (屈遷) in the

Koguryŏ 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 ...

era. It became part of Songhwa County in 1895, and in March 1909, Songhwa County was merged with P'ungch'ŏn County. Songhwa county was recreated in the 1952 reorganisation of North Korea's administrative divisions. The northwestern section of the county was split off in 1967 to create

Kwail county Kwail County is a ''kun'', or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west. The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, wi ...

Transportation

Songhwa county is served by the Changyŏn and Ŭllyul lines of the

Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...

References

Counties of South Hwanghae {{NorthKorea-geo-stub