Sŏngch'ŏn County is a
''kun'' (county) in
South P'yŏngan
South Pyongan Province (; ) is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a prov ...
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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 ...
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Administrative divisions
Sŏngch'ŏn 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), 3 ''
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' districts) and 20 ''
ri'' (villages):
Transportation
Sŏngch'ŏn county is served by the
P'yŏngdŏk and
P'yŏngra lines 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
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References
External links
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Map of Pyongan provinces
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Counties of South Pyongan
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