Chaeryong County

Chaeryŏng County 재령군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	載寧郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Chaeryŏng-gun
• Revised Romanization	Jaeryeong-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 24 ri
Area
• Total	327.7 km2 (126.5 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	125,631
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)

Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography[]

Located on the , the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History[]

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (息城郡). Koguryo lost the area during the unification of Korea by the Koryo dynasty, who gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415 it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation[]

Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions[]

The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri).^[2]

People born in Chaeryŏng[]

• Song Hae (1927–present, born Song Bok-hui), South Korean singer and comedian, best known as host of "National Singing Contest" (1980–present)
• Choi Eun-Taek (1938–2007), South Korean football coach

See also[]

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

References[]