Pyonggang County
P'yŏnggang County
평강군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 평강군 |
• Hancha | 平康郡 |
• McCune-Reischauer | P'yŏnggang-gun |
• Revised Romanization | Pyeonggang-gun |
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Country | North Korea |
Province | Kangwŏn |
Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 30 ri |
Area | |
• Total | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
Population (1990 est.) | |
• Total | 100,800 |
P'yŏnggang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east.
Physical features[]
A portion of the county is occupied by the Ryongam wetlands, which also cross into Ch'ŏrwŏn. Most of the county's terrain is mountainous, although there a few small expanses of level ground. The Kwangju and Majŏllyŏng mountains pass through P'yŏnggang. The region is prone to heavy rains.[citation needed]
History[]
The P'yŏnggang area was known as Puyang hyŏn during the Koguryŏ period, and as Kangp'yŏng (강평) under Silla. In the Koryŏ Dynasty, it was included in Tongju (동주); in the Chosŏn dynasty, it took its modern name.
Climate[]
hideClimate data for Pyonggang (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.5 (0.61) |
22.7 (0.89) |
35.5 (1.40) |
52.5 (2.07) |
88.7 (3.49) |
124.4 (4.90) |
390.7 (15.38) |
278.7 (10.97) |
132.4 (5.21) |
43.4 (1.71) |
44.5 (1.75) |
22.1 (0.87) |
1,251.1 (49.26) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 102.1 |
Average snowy days | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 29.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74.4 | 71.6 | 70.1 | 65.1 | 70.0 | 76.9 | 85.9 | 83.9 | 79.0 | 73.9 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 75.1 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] |
Administrative divisions[]
On August 15, 1945, P'yŏnggang county included 1 ŭp(P'yŏnggang), 6 myŏn(Sŏ, Nam, Hyŏnnae, Mokchŏn, Sep'o, Yujin). Presently, it is divided into 1 ŭp and 30 ri (villages):
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Economy[]
The county is well-suited to agriculture, and rice farming is especially developed. In addition, the mines of P'yŏnggang extract gold, tungsten, nepheline, zircon, alunite, and diatomaceous earth.[citation needed]
See also[]
- Geography of North Korea
- Administrative divisions of North Korea
- Kangwon (North Korea)
References[]
- ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 232–281. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links[]
- (in Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
Coordinates: 38°19′17″N 127°27′52″E / 38.3214°N 127.4644°E
- Counties of Kangwon Province (North Korea)