Kimhwa county is primarily mountainous, but the county's southeastern region is low-lying. The highest peak is Pae'gyŏnsan (백연산). The chief stream is the Pukhan River. Approximately 80% of the county's area is taken up by forestland.
Administrative divisions
Kimhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 13 ri (villages):
Kimhwa-ŭp (formerly Kŭmsŏngmyŏn)
Hakpang-rodongjagu
Ch'angdo-ri
Ch'osŏ-ri
Kubong-ri
Ŏho-ri
Pŏpsu-ri
Ryonghyŏl-li
Sangp'al-li
Sinch'ang-ri
Sinp'ung-ri
Tanghyŏl-li
Wŏnbung-ri
Wŏndong-ri
Wŏnnam-ri
Economy
The chief local industry is agriculture. Local crops include potatoes, maize, rice, wheat, and barley. In addition, livestock and silkworms are raised, and orchards are cultivated. There are several mines, exploiting local deposits of manganese, gold, copper, talc, fluorite, barite, and anthracite.
Transportation
Kimhwa is connected to the rest of North Korea by road.
kimhwa, county, gimhwa, south, korea, cheorwon, county, historical, gimhwa, county, korea, from, 1914, 2011, gimhwa, county, county, kangwŏn, province, north, korea, 김화군countykorean, transcription, chosŏn, gŭl김화군, hancha金化郡, mccune, reischauerkimhwa, revised, . For Gimhwa eup in South Korea see Cheorwon County For historical Gimhwa County in Korea from 1914 2011 see Gimhwa County Kimhwa County is a kun or county in Kangwŏn province North Korea Kimhwa County 김화군CountyKorean transcription s Chosŏn gŭl김화군 Hancha金化郡 McCune ReischauerKimhwa gun Revised RomanizationGimhwa gunMap of Kangwon showing the location of KimhwaCountryNorth KoreaProvinceKangwŏn ProvinceAdministrative divisions1 ŭp 1 workers districts 13 riArea Total580 km2 220 sq mi Population 2008 1 Total56 541 Density97 km2 250 sq mi Contents 1 Geography 2 Administrative divisions 3 Economy 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditKimhwa county is primarily mountainous but the county s southeastern region is low lying The highest peak is Pae gyŏnsan 백연산 The chief stream is the Pukhan River Approximately 80 of the county s area is taken up by forestland Administrative divisions EditKimhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp town 1 rodongjagu workers district and 13 ri villages Kimhwa ŭp formerly Kŭmsŏngmyŏn Hakpang rodongjagu Ch angdo ri Ch osŏ ri Kubong ri Ŏho ri Pŏpsu ri Ryonghyŏl li Sangp al li Sinch ang ri Sinp ung ri Tanghyŏl li Wŏnbung ri Wŏndong ri Wŏnnam riEconomy EditThe chief local industry is agriculture Local crops include potatoes maize rice wheat and barley In addition livestock and silkworms are raised and orchards are cultivated There are several mines exploiting local deposits of manganese gold copper talc fluorite barite and anthracite Transportation EditKimhwa is connected to the rest of North Korea by road See also EditGeography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North KoreaReferences Edit North Korea Administrative DivisionExternal links EditIn Korean language online encyclopedias Doosan Encyclopedia Naver Korean language Britannica Empas Map Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Empas Pascal World Encyclopedia Nate Coordinates 38 24 43 N 127 35 46 E 38 41194 N 127 59611 E 38 41194 127 59611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kimhwa County amp oldid 1047628563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
