Taegwan County is a
''kun'', or county, in northeastern
North P'yŏngan province,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
. It lies in the province's interior, and is bounded by
Tongch'ang on the east,
Kusŏng and
T'aech'ŏn to the south,
Ch'ŏnma to the west, and
Ch'angsŏng and
Sakchu
Sakju County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in northern part of North Pyongan Province, North P'yŏngan province, in North Korea. It lies along the Yalu River bordering the People's Republic of China to the nor ...
to the north. It was created in 1952 from portions of Sakchu county.
Geography
Taegwan's borders are mountainous, with the
Kangnam Mountains
The Kangnam Mountains () are a mountain range of North Korea, in the central part of the country's northern region. They run parallel to the Amnok River which forms the border with China. They lie west of the Rangrim Mountains, which is the drain ...
rising in the north and the
Chonma Mountains in the west. The
Taeryong River (대령강) flows through the county's centre, joined in its course by many fast small streams.
Administrative divisions
Taegwan county is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town), 1 ''
rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 22 ''
ri'' (villages):
Climate
Taegwan enjoys a relatively rainy climate, with an average annual rainfall of 1300 mm. The average temperature is 7 °C, fluctuating between an average of -11.2 °C in January and 22.5 °C in August.
Economy
Some 83% of the county's area is forested; only 8.5% is cultivated. Most of these are dry fields, with
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
the chief crop. Forestry, including lumber as well as the harvesting of wild herbs and fruits, is a major local industry; Taegwan is home to the province's largest lumber base, which specializes in wood for mining and construction applications. Gold and graphite are mined in the county, and a small hydroelectric generator harnesses the
Taeryŏng River's stream. It is also home to a ballistic missile factory called ''No. 301 Factory'' and an
operating missile base to the north of town.
Transportation
The
P'yŏngbuk Line of the
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (), commonly called the State Rail () and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song.
History
19 ...
passes through the county, on its way between
Chŏngju and
Ch'ŏngsu.
Education
Educational institutions in Taegwan include the Taegwan Technical School.
See also
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Geography of North Korea
North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: People's Republic of China, China along the Amnok River, Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and Sou ...
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Administrative divisions of North Korea
The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of the units have equivalents in the Administrative Divisions of South Korea, system of South Korea. At the ...
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North Pyongan
North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; ; ) is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a pr ...
References
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External links
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Counties of North Pyongan