Songhwa County

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Songhwa County 송화군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	松禾郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Songhwa-kun
• Revised Romanization	Songhwa-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hwanghae Province
Area
• Total	193.2 km2 (74.6 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	44,274
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)

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

Administrative divisions[]

Songhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 10 ri (villages):

History[]

The area was called Kuŭlhyŏn (仇乙縣) or Kulch'ŏn (屈遷) in the Koguryŏ era. It became part of Songhwa County in 1895, and in March 1909, Songhwa County was merged with P'ungch'ŏn County. Songhwa county was recreated in the 1952 reorganisation of North Korea's administrative divisions. The northwestern section of the county was split off in 1967 to create Kwail county.

Transportation[]

Songhwa county is served by the Changyŏn and Ŭllyul lines of the Korean State Railway.

References[]

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