Hwapyong County is a
''kun'', or county, in
Chagang Province
Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was ...
,
North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of
Chasong and
Huchang.
Administrative divisions
Hwapyong-gun is divided into one town (''
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 (administrative division), myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("County#Kore ...
''), 3 workers' districts (''rodongjagu'') and 10 villages (''
ri'').
See also
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Geography of North Korea
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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 system of South Korea. At the highest level are nine provinces and fou ...
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Chagang
References
External links
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Counties of Chagang
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