Yodok County

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Yodŏk County 요덕군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	耀德郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Yodŏk kun
• Revised Romanization	Yodeok-gun
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Yodok
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 21 ri
Area
• Total	1,292 km2 (499 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	40,839
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)

Yodŏk County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Originally part of Yŏnghŭng county (now Kŭmya County), it became a separate entity as part of the 1952 reorganization of local government.

Physical features[]

Most of the county is mountainous. Yodŏk is traversed by the Rangrim and ranges. The chief river is the . The highest point is Raganbong. Roughly 90% of the county's area is forestland.

Administrative divisions[]

Yodŏk county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 21 ri (villages):

Economy[]

Due to the rugged terrain, agriculture is nearly impossible. However, a few farms are tucked into the mountains, harvesting maize, soybeans, millet, wheat and barley.

Transport[]

Yodŏk county is served primarily by roads, but there is a single railway station on the P'yŏngra line of the Korean State Railway in Yodŏk-ŭp.

Camp[]

Yodŏk is the site of the Yodŏk concentration camp.

See also[]

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

References[]

External links[]

• (in Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

Coordinates: 39°36′40″N 126°50′40″E / 39.61111°N 126.84444°E / 39.61111; 126.84444