The northwest region is particularly mountainous. The highest peak is Palbong. The chief streams are the Tongdaech'ŏn (동대천) and Sŏdaech'ŏn (서대천). The coastal region is level. The temperature differs greatly from the coastline to the plains to the mountains. The mountains contribute to giving the county a mild climate.
Administrative divisionsedit
Map including Hongwŏn area and surrounding region (1954)
Hongwŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 27 ri (villages):
hongwon, county, hongwŏn, county, county, south, hamgyŏng, province, north, korea, flanked, japan, east, korea, south, hamgyŏng, mountains, north, 홍원군countykorean, transcription, hanja洪原郡, mccune, reischauerhongwŏn, revised, romanizationhongwon, gunmap, south,. Hongwŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province North Korea It is flanked by the Sea of Japan East Sea of Korea to the south and by the Hamgyŏng Mountains to the north Hongwon County 홍원군CountyKorean transcription s Hanja洪原郡 McCune ReischauerHongwŏn kun Revised RomanizationHongwon gunMap of South Hamgyong showing the location of HongwonCountryNorth KoreaProvinceSouth Hamgyong ProvinceAdministrative divisions1 ŭp 4 workers district 27 riArea Total905 km2 349 sq mi Population 2008 1 Total142 910 Density160 km2 410 sq mi Contents 1 Physical features 2 Administrative divisions 3 Economy 3 1 Agriculture and fishery 3 2 Mining 4 Transport 5 Notable people from Hongwon County 6 See also 7 External links 8 ReferencesPhysical features editThe northwest region is particularly mountainous The highest peak is Palbong The chief streams are the Tongdaech ŏn 동대천 and Sŏdaech ŏn 서대천 The coastal region is level The temperature differs greatly from the coastline to the plains to the mountains The mountains contribute to giving the county a mild climate Administrative divisions edit nbsp Map including Hongwŏn area and surrounding region 1954 Hongwŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp town 4 rodongjagu workers districts and 27 ri villages Hongwŏn ŭp Chŏnjil lodongjagu Kyŏngp o rodongjagu Namch ŏl lodongjagu Unp o rodongjagu Changp ung ri Chung ŭl li Chungsŏ ri Haksong ri Ho nam ri Koŭp ri Kuryong ri Kwangmyŏng ri Kwanhŭng ri Namp ung ri Namsal li Pangdong ri Pangp yŏng ri Pohyŏl li Ponghwa ri Pusang ri Ryongdŏng ri Ryongp o ri Ryongsam ri Ryongsil li Samsŏng ri Sanyang ri Tongjung ri Tongsang ri Unha ri Unsang ri Wŏndŏng riEconomy editAgriculture and fishery edit The chief local occupation is agriculture Local crops include rice soybeans millet oats and potatoes However fisheries are also developed particularly along the coast Mining edit There is a small amount of mining exploiting local deposits of gold silver limestone fluorspar and scaly graphite Transport editThe county is served by road and rail Hongwŏn Station is on the P yŏngra line of the Korean State Railway Notable people from Hongwon County editRikidozan Real Name Kim Sin rak 김신락 Zainichi Korean professional wrestlerSee also editGeography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea South HamgyongExternal links editIn Korean language online encyclopedias Doosan Encyclopedia Naver Korean language Britannica Empas Map Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Empas Pascal World Encyclopedia Nate References edit North Korea Administrative Division Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hongwon County amp oldid 1212079103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
