Songwŏn County is a
''kun'', or county, in southwestern
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
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. It borders
Usi USI or Usi may stand for:
* Usi (food), a starch dish of the Urhobo people of Nigeria
* Uši, an album by Czech band Uz jsme doma
* Usi County, a county in westernmost Chagang province, North Korea
* USI Tech, a suspected ponzi scheme
* USI Wirel ...
and
Kop'ung counties to the north,
Tongsin to the east, and
Hŭich'ŏn to the south, as well as
North P'yŏngan
North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, th ...
's
Tongchang
Tongchang County is a ''kun'', or county, in the northeast of the far western North Pyŏngan province, North Korea. It borders Pyŏktong and Chagang's Usi county to the north, Unsan and Songwŏn (in Chagang province) to the east, Thaechŏn t ...
county to the west. Originally part of
Chosan
Ch'osan County is a ''kun'', or county, in Chagang province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north.
The terrain slopes downward from the Kangnam Mountains in the south to the Yalu River in the north. The highest pe ...
, it was established as a separate county in 1949, when Chagang province was created.
The
Ch'ongch'ŏn and
Chungman Rivers both flow through Songwŏn. The terrain is mountainous, with the
Pinandŏk and
Chogyuryong Mountains rising in the county's south. The highest peaks are in the north; the tallest is
Koambong, 1,744 m above sea level. The climate is continental but relatively wet; the frost begins in early October and lifts in late April.
The chief local industry is logging, with 93% of the county covered by forestland. Livestock, particularly cattle, are also raised, and crops including maize and rice are grown. A 67 km² reservoir has been built across the Chungman (completed in 1980), and is used for hydroelectric power.
Administrative divisions
Songwŏn County is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town) and 12 ''
ri'' (villages):
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 ...
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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
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Counties of Chagang
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