Unryul County () is a county in
South Hwanghae
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province,
North Korea
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. The county is called by the name Eunyul () in
South Korea
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, due to the
pronunciation differences between Northern and Southern Korean dialects.
History
Neolithic artefacts were found in the region then known as Gunryanggol village located in the subdivision called Changam-ri Nambumyeon (now forming part of Sandong-ri). Bronze age Dolmen were found in different parts of the County, and many bronze age artifacts and Chinese knife money during the Han dynasty were found in the region in the mud tombs. Different artefacts from the Iron Age were also found in Unsŏng-ri. Archaeological findings related to the Lelang confederacy have also been found. During the kingdom of Goguryeo, it was called Yulgu or Yulcheon. In 757, when it was under the kingdom of Silla, the region was an associated region under the control of Yangak County. After the founding of the
Goryeo Kingdom, the region was known as the Unyul prefecture, which was divided into three regions (a sub-county that was under pungju, Jamgmyeongjin area under
Hwangju
Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Geography
Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeas ...
, and the Yeonpungjang area which was owned by the Goryeo royals). In 1269, due to the control of Goryeo by the
Yuan Dynasty
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, it was confiscated and put under the control of
Dongnyeong Prefectures but soon returned to the control of the kingdom of Goryeo in 1278. During the Joseon era, it went under the control of Pungchon County in 1414, but it soon returned to Unyul County. In 1919 it became a centre for mass protests. In 1954, it began to be a county under South Hwanghae Province.
Administrative divisions
Unryul county is divided into 1 ''
ŭp
An ''eup'' or ''ŭp'' () is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
In South Korea
Along with " myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("gun"), and of some cities ("si") with a pop ...
'' (town), 1 ''
rodongjagu
A Workers' District ( in North Korea, in South Korea) is a third-level administrative division of North Korea, meaning it lies below a city or county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. ...
'' (workers' district) and 21 ''
ri'' (villages):
Transportation
Unryul county is served by the
Ŭnnyul Line of the
Korean State Railway
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History
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.
Mining
The Unryul iron mine, located north of Unryul-ŭp, is one of North Korea's leading sources of iron ore. A belt conveyor, built in 1975, carries waste rock from the mine to the coast. The rock has been used to build
dikes
Dyke or dike may refer to:
General uses
* Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian"
* Dike (geology), formations of magma or sediment that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks
* Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess ...
between offshore islets and
reclaim shallow bays for farming, fishing and
salt evaporation.
[David Gallagher Mineral Resources of Korea: Iron ore deposits 1963 - Page 32 "Ullyul-gun Ullyul district The Ullyul (Inritsu) iron district lies about 10 km northwest of Ullyul town (38° 30'N.; 125° 12' E.) and is near the small port of Kumsan-ni (380 34 'N.; 125° 08 'E.) in Pukpu-myon (Tamura, Eitaro, and Kamomaru, 1913, p."]
See also
*
Kuwolsan
Kuwŏlsan, or Mount Kuwol, is a mountain in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The mountain takes its name from the ninth month of the lunar calendar, because it is considered particularly attractive in that month. The mountain is a major sum ...
*
Kumsanpo
Ŭllyul Kŭmsanp'o(은율금산포) is an 800 ha wetland wildlife reserve on the north-eastern shore of the Yellow Sea, on the west coast of North Korea in Ŭllyul County, South Hwanghae Province south of the estuary of the Taedong River. T ...
*
Kumsanpo peninsula
Ŭllyul Kŭmsanp'o(은율금산포) is an 800 ha wetland wildlife reserve on the north-eastern shore of the Yellow Sea, on the west coast of North Korea in Ŭllyul County, South Hwanghae Province south of the estuary of the Taedong River. T ...
*
Unnyul talchum
References
Counties of South Hwanghae
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