Sijung County is a ''kun'', or county, in

Chagang Chagang Province (; ) is a province of 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 formed ...

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 borders

Kanggye Kanggye (; ) is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 251,971. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). H ...

and Changgang to the east,

Manpo Manpo () is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China. History Manp'o was incorporated as a city in Octob ...

to the north and west, and

Wiwon Wiwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern Chagang province, North Korea. It stands across the Yalu River from the People's Republic of China. It was originally part of North P'yŏngan province, but was annexed to Chagang in 1954. It b ...

to the south. Formerly part of

, Sijung became a separate county in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government. The terrain of Sijung is steep and mountainous in the east, where 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 ...

rise, but slopes downward toward the west. The highest point is Sirubong in the south, at 1355 m above sea level. The

Changja River The Changja River () is a river in North Korea. The river originates near Sobaeksan Mountain in the Nanglim Mountains east of Ganggye-gun, North Pyongan Province and flows northwest into the Yalu River. Until 1976, the river was called Tongno ...

flows through north through the county, making a number of spectacular sharp twists on its way to join the

Yalu The Yalu River () or Amnok River () is a river on the border between China and North Korea. Together with the Tumen River to its east, and a small portion of Paektu Mountain, the Yalu forms the border between China and North Korea. Its valley ...

. A portion of this has been dammed to create a large reservoir. Sijung is served by both road and rail, with the

Manpo Line The Manp'o Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sunch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Manp'o on the Pukpu Line. The line continues on from Manp'o to Ji'an, China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍� ...

stopping in the county. The Changja River reservoir is also used to ship some goods by water. Local industry is dominated by agriculture and mining.

Administrative divisions

Sijung 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 ...

'' and 14 '' ri'': * Sijung-ŭp 시중읍 (時中邑) * Anch'al-li 안찬리 (安贊里) * Chong'il-li 종인리 (從仁里) * Ch'ŏnjang-ri 천장리 (天章里) * Ch'ŏnsŏng-ri 천성리 (天城里) * Hŭngpal-li 흥판리 (興判里) * P'ungch'ŏng-ri 풍청리 (豊淸里) * P'ungryong-ri 풍룡리 (豊龍里) * Rinam-ri 리남리 (吏南里) * Ronam-ri 로남리 (魯南里) * Simgwi-ri 심귀리 (深貴里) * Yaksu-ri 약수리 (藥水里) * Yonghŭng-ri 영흥리 (永興里) * Yŏnp'yŏng-ri 연평리 (延坪里) * Sangch'ŏng-ri 상청리 (上淸里)

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* Counties of Chagang {{NorthKorea-geo-stub

Administrative divisions

See also

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