The Kangnam Mountains rise in the southeast of Sakju with its highest peak Munsan at 1046 m. The overall terrain is rugged, with only 13% of the county's area under cultivation, as compared to 80% which is forested.
Administrative divisionsedit
Sakju county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 6 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 18 ri (villages):
Sakju-ŭp (삭주읍)
Ch'ŏngsŏng-rodongjagu (청성로동자구)
Ch'ŏngsu-rodongjagu (청수로동자구)
Namsa-rodongjagu (남사로동자구)
Sap'yŏng-rodongjagu (사평로동자구)
Sup'ung-rodongjagu (수풍로동자구)
Taedae-rodongjagu (대대로동자구)
Chwa-ri (좌리)
Ch'ŏn'gap-ri (천갑리)
Ch'udae-ri (추대리)
Kugong-ri (구곡리)
Kŭmbu-ri (금부리)
Naeung-ri (내옥리)
Okkang-ri (옥강리)
Pangsal-li (방산리)
Pup'yŏng-ri (부평리)
Puksa-ri (북사리)
P'anmang-ri (판막리)
Ryongam-ri (룡암리)
Sanggwang-ri (상광리)
Sinp'ung-ri (신풍리)
Sinsŏ-ri (신서리)
Tang'ong-ri (당옥리)
Toryŏng-ri (도령리)
Yŏnsang-ri (연상리)
Climateedit
The year-round average temperature is 8.1 °C, with an average of -10.1 °C in January and 23.4 °C in August.
Livestock farming is important to the local economy; Sakju leads the province in the number of hogs raised. In crop farming, local crops include rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes, gochu peppers, and fruit. In addition, there is a large hydroelectric power station on the Yalu at Sup'ung Dam.
There are eight colleges in Sakju. These include Supung Industrial College, Sakju Industrial College, and Supung Specialized College of Electricity (수풍전기단과대학).
Militaryedit
Some of North Korea's chemical weapons factories are located in the city under the control of the Thirty-second Division.[3]
^"30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 207, 285, and 343. (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^Martin, Bradley (2006). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader. USA: Macmillan. p. 487. ISBN9780312323226. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "삭주군". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author. p. 837.
sakju, county, shanxi, city, with, same, hanja, name, shuozhou, county, northern, part, north, yŏngan, province, north, korea, lies, along, yalu, river, bordering, people, republic, china, north, within, north, korea, borders, angsŏng, east, ŏnma, taegwan, sou. For the Shanxi city with the same Hanja name see Shuozhou Sakju County is a kun or county in northern part of North P yŏngan province in North Korea It lies along the Yalu River bordering the People s Republic of China to the north Within North Korea it borders Ch angsŏng to the east Ch ŏnma and Taegwan to the south and Ŭiju to the west Sakju County 삭주군CountyKorean transcription s Chosŏn gŭl삭주군 Hancha朔州郡 McCune ReischauerSakchu gun Revised RomanizationSakju gunCountryNorth KoreaProvinceNorth P yŏnganAdministrative divisions1 ŭp 6 workers districts 18 riArea Total2 807 km2 1 084 sq mi Population 2008 1 Total159 707 Density57 km2 150 sq mi Contents 1 Geography 2 Administrative divisions 3 Climate 4 Economy 5 Transportation 6 Education 7 Military 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksGeography editThe Kangnam Mountains rise in the southeast of Sakju with its highest peak Munsan at 1046 m The overall terrain is rugged with only 13 of the county s area under cultivation as compared to 80 which is forested Administrative divisions editSakju county is divided into 1 ŭp town 6 rodongjagu workers districts and 18 ri villages Sakju ŭp 삭주읍 Ch ŏngsŏng rodongjagu 청성로동자구 Ch ŏngsu rodongjagu 청수로동자구 Namsa rodongjagu 남사로동자구 Sap yŏng rodongjagu 사평로동자구 Sup ung rodongjagu 수풍로동자구 Taedae rodongjagu 대대로동자구 Chwa ri 좌리 Ch ŏn gap ri 천갑리 Ch udae ri 추대리 Kugong ri 구곡리 Kŭmbu ri 금부리 Naeung ri 내옥리 Okkang ri 옥강리 Pangsal li 방산리 Pup yŏng ri 부평리 Puksa ri 북사리 P anmang ri 판막리 Ryongam ri 룡암리 Sanggwang ri 상광리 Sinp ung ri 신풍리 Sinsŏ ri 신서리 Tang ong ri 당옥리 Toryŏng ri 도령리 Yŏnsang ri 연상리 Climate editThe year round average temperature is 8 1 C with an average of 10 1 C in January and 23 4 C in August Climate data for Supung 1991 2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum C F 1 6 29 1 2 1 35 8 8 6 47 5 16 9 62 4 23 5 74 3 27 2 81 0 29 2 84 6 29 1 84 4 25 0 77 0 17 6 63 7 7 8 46 0 0 4 31 3 15 4 59 7 Daily mean C F 7 6 18 3 4 1 24 6 2 2 36 0 9 9 49 8 16 3 61 3 20 8 69 4 24 0 75 2 23 7 74 7 18 4 65 1 10 9 51 6 2 8 37 0 5 5 22 1 9 3 48 7 Mean daily minimum C F 12 7 9 1 9 5 14 9 3 2 26 2 3 6 38 5 9 9 49 8 15 8 60 4 20 3 68 5 19 8 67 6 13 2 55 8 5 6 42 1 1 8 28 8 9 8 14 4 4 3 39 7 Average precipitation mm inches 5 3 0 21 17 9 0 70 21 7 0 85 49 4 1 94 73 1 2 88 111 7 4 40 242 4 9 54 251 2 9 89 82 3 3 24 62 6 2 46 48 0 1 89 14 8 0 58 980 4 38 60 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 3 2 4 0 4 4 6 4 7 8 9 4 11 9 11 2 6 0 6 2 6 0 5 0 81 5Average snowy days 3 2 3 4 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 3 15 3Average relative humidity 67 5 64 4 63 4 61 5 68 7 77 3 83 5 83 5 77 5 70 7 69 8 69 7 71 5Source Korea Meteorological Administration 2 Economy editLivestock farming is important to the local economy Sakju leads the province in the number of hogs raised In crop farming local crops include rice soybeans sweet potatoes gochu peppers and fruit In addition there is a large hydroelectric power station on the Yalu at Sup ung Dam Transportation editThe P yŏngbuk Line of the Korean State Railway passes through the county on its way to Chŏngju from Ch ŏngsu 청수 The Yalu station is used for passenger and freight traffic Education editThere are eight colleges in Sakju These include Supung Industrial College Sakju Industrial College and Supung Specialized College of Electricity 수풍전기단과대학 Military editSome of North Korea s chemical weapons factories are located in the city under the control of the Thirty second Division 3 See also editGeography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea North PyonganReferences edit North Korea Administrative Division 30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea 1991 2020 PDF in Korean Korea Meteorological Administration pp 207 285 and 343 Archived PDF from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 23 March 2022 Martin Bradley 2006 Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader USA Macmillan p 487 ISBN 9780312323226 Retrieved August 10 2015 International Information Research Institute 국제정보연구소 1999 삭주군 北韓情報總覽 2000 Bukhan jeongbo chong ram 2000 Seoul Author p 837 External links editIn Korean language online encyclopedias Doosan Encyclopedia Encyber Korean language Britannica Empas Map Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Empas Pascal World Encyclopedia Nate 40 23 17 N 125 02 41 E 40 38806 N 125 04472 E 40 38806 125 04472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sakju County amp oldid 1203302253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
