During the era of Four Commanderies of Han, the region was known as the Xietoumei prefecture under Lintun Commandery. During the later han period, it was part of the kingdom of Dongye and became part of Goguryeo in the 3rd century. The region was called Maeguru at the time of King Gwanggaeto the Great.[1] Before 1413, the region was part of Hamgyong province, then known as Munju county, but due to the naming changes that follows the convention of changing regional names that end with ju to end with chon(川) or san(山), it became the county of munchon. Munju was a sinized name of the Korean name 'Mulgol (물골, water valley or town)' where the korean word mul was substituted with mun that sounds similar to the korean.[2] In 1946, the region became part of Kangwon province. In 1972, after numerous subdivision changes, the county was abolished, and was incorporated into nearby counties. The county was once again restored in 1976, where some parts of it was incorporated into the city of Wonsan. In 1991, the county was promoted to a city.[2]
Geography
Munch'ŏn sits on Yŏnghŭng Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan, on lowland seacoast terrain. The Masingryŏng Mountain Range is to the southwest. The Sokko Mountain Range and Ch'ŏllyŏng Mountain Range are also located here, and Kulttuk Peak is the highest mountain in the region. The main river is the Namch'ŏn River.[3]
Fishery, fruit, and livestock are the main industries of the region. Grain is the main agricultural product.[3] The region is also known for its oysters.[5]
munchon, munch, korean, pronunciation, tsʰʌn, north, korean, city, located, kangwŏn, province, lies, coast, japan, borders, wonsan, munch, 문천시municipal, citykorean, transcription, chosŏn, gŭl문천시, hancha文川市, mccune, reischauermunch, revised, romanizationmuncheo. Munch ŏn Korean pronunciation mun tsʰʌn is a North Korean city located in Kangwŏn Province It lies on the coast of the Sea of Japan and borders Wonsan Munch ŏn 문천시Municipal CityKorean transcription s Chosŏn gŭl문천시 Hancha文川市 McCune ReischauerMunch ŏn si Revised RomanizationMuncheon siMap of Kangwon showing the location of Munch ŏnMunch ŏnLocation within North KoreaCoordinates 39 15 32 N 127 21 22 E 39 259 N 127 356 E 39 259 127 356CountryNorth KoreaProvinceKangwon ProvinceAdministrative divisions16 tong 14 riPopulation 2008 Total122 934Time zoneUTC 9 Pyongyang Time ClimateDwa Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Administrative divisions 4 Economy 4 1 Agriculture and fishery 4 2 Mining 5 Transportation 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditDuring the era of Four Commanderies of Han the region was known as the Xietoumei prefecture under Lintun Commandery During the later han period it was part of the kingdom of Dongye and became part of Goguryeo in the 3rd century The region was called Maeguru at the time of King Gwanggaeto the Great 1 Before 1413 the region was part of Hamgyong province then known as Munju county but due to the naming changes that follows the convention of changing regional names that end with ju to end with chon 川 or san 山 it became the county of munchon Munju was a sinized name of the Korean name Mulgol 물골 water valley or town where the korean word mul was substituted with mun that sounds similar to the korean 2 In 1946 the region became part of Kangwon province In 1972 after numerous subdivision changes the county was abolished and was incorporated into nearby counties The county was once again restored in 1976 where some parts of it was incorporated into the city of Wonsan In 1991 the county was promoted to a city 2 Geography EditMunch ŏn sits on Yŏnghŭng Bay a bay of the Sea of Japan on lowland seacoast terrain The Masingryŏng Mountain Range is to the southwest The Sokko Mountain Range and Ch ŏllyŏng Mountain Range are also located here and Kulttuk Peak is the highest mountain in the region The main river is the Namch ŏn River 3 Climate Edit Munch ŏn has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dwa Climate data for Munch ŏnMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 1 3 34 3 2 4 36 3 7 6 45 7 15 9 60 6 20 9 69 6 24 3 75 7 27 2 81 0 27 9 82 2 24 0 75 2 18 9 66 0 10 4 50 7 3 1 37 6 15 3 59 6 Daily mean C F 3 9 25 0 2 4 27 7 2 8 37 0 10 1 50 2 15 3 59 5 19 6 67 3 23 3 73 9 23 8 74 8 19 0 66 2 13 2 55 8 5 6 42 1 1 3 29 7 10 4 50 8 Average low C F 9 0 15 8 7 2 19 0 1 9 28 6 4 4 39 9 9 8 49 6 15 0 59 0 19 4 66 9 19 8 67 6 14 1 57 4 7 5 45 5 0 9 33 6 5 7 21 7 5 6 42 1 Average precipitation mm inches 27 1 1 28 1 1 48 1 9 64 2 5 75 3 0 125 4 9 348 13 7 365 14 4 235 9 3 57 2 2 54 2 1 24 0 9 1 450 57 1 Source Climate Data org 4 Administrative divisions EditMunch ŏn is divided into 16 tong and 14 ri Changbaek tong Haean dong Haebangsan dong Hwangsŏk tong Kangch ŏl dong Kap yŏng dong Koam dong Kwanp ung dong Munch ŏn dong Munp yŏng dong Okp yŏng dong Pukhaeng dong Sam o dong Sinan dong Sŏngmun dong Ŭnjŏng dong Kaŭl li Kyosŏng ri Namch ang ri Pubang ri Ryongjŏl li Ryongt al li Samdong ri Samhwa ri Sam il li Sinsong ri Sŏkchŏl li Songjung ri Tapch ol li Tŏkhŭng riEconomy EditAgriculture and fishery Edit Fishery fruit and livestock are the main industries of the region Grain is the main agricultural product 3 The region is also known for its oysters 5 Mining Edit Munch ŏn has reserves of zinc gold silver limestone dolomite granite and clay Anthracite is also produced Transportation EditMunch ŏn si is served by the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway with stations at Koam dong Okp yŏng dong and Munch ŏn dong References Edit 문천군 Doosan encyclopedia a b 문천시 Encyclopedia of Korean Culture a b 문천시 doosan encyclopedia Climate Munch ŏn Climate Data org Retrieved July 27 2018 문천굴 Choson folk encyclopedia Further reading EditDormels Rainer North Korea s Cities Industrial facilities internal structures and typification Jimoondang 2014 ISBN 978 89 6297 167 5External links Edit North Korea portalKorea Tourist Map English Korean Japanese Chinese City profile of Munchon Archived 2016 03 09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Munchon amp oldid 1129042470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
