Hwapyong County
Hwapyong County
화평군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hancha | 和坪郡 |
• McCune–Reischauer | Hwap'yŏng-gun |
• Revised Romanization | Hwapyeong-gun |
Map of Chagang showing the location of Hwapyong | |
Country | North Korea |
Region | Kwanso |
Province | Chagang |
Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 3 rodongjagu, 10 ri |
Area | |
• Total | 1,219 km2 (471 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 42,183 |
Hwapyong County is a kun, or county, in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of Chasong and Huchang.
Administrative divisions[]
Hwapyong-gun is divided into one town (ŭp), 3 workers' districts (rodongjagu) and 10 villages (ri).[2][3]
Chosŏn'gŭl | Hancha | |
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Hwapyong-ŭp | 화평읍 | 和坪邑 |
Kasan-rodongjagu | 가산로동자구 | 街山勞動者區 |
Changbaeng-rodongjagu | 장백로동자구 | 長白勞動者區 |
Chunghŭng-rodongjagu | 중흥로동자구 | 中興勞動者區 |
Chinsong-ri | 진송리 | 榛松里 |
Hoejung-ri | 회중리 | 檜中里 |
Hŭksu-ri | 흑수리 | 黑水里 |
Karim-ri | 가림리 | 街林里 |
Punam-ri | 부남리 | 富南里 |
Rip'yŏng-ri | 리평리 | 梨坪里 |
Sobung-ri | 소북리 | 小北里 |
Songdŏng-ri | 송덕리 | 松德里 |
Taehŭng-ri | 대흥리 | 大興里 |
Yanggye-ri | 양계리 | 陽溪里 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ^ "자강도 화평군 개요 - 북한지역정보넷". North Korean Human geography. The Institute for Peace Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "화평군 - 북한지명사전". North Korea Net. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
External links[]
- (in Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
Categories:
- Counties of Chagang
- North Korea geography stubs