Taedong County is a
''kun'' (county) in
South P'yŏngan
South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its ca ...
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
Taedong 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), 1 ''
rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 21 ''
ri'' (villages):
Notable people
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Hwang Sun-wŏn (1915–2000), was a Korean short story writer, novelist and poet
["황순원" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: ]
References
External links
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Map of Pyongan provinces*
Counties of South Pyongan
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