Songgan County is a
''kun'', or county, in central
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
Rangrim to the east,
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 west,
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 ...
to the north and
Chonchon
The Chonchon ( from ), also known as the Tue-Tué, is a mythical creature found in Mapuche religion, as well as in the folk mythologies of Chile and southern Argentina.
Legend
According to Mapuche myth the flying head is the result of someon ...
and
Ryongrim
Ryongrim County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in southeastern Chagang Province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim, Changjin County, Changjin, Chonchon, Chagang, Chŏnch'ŏn, Tongsin, Taehung, Taehŭng, and Songg ...
to the south. It was formed in 1952 from parts of Chonchon and
Changgang, as part of a general reorganization of local government.
Songgan nestles among the
Rangrim mountains
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in north central North Korea, its terrain sloping downward toward 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 ...
in the west. The highest point is
Maengbusan in the Rangrim range, which stands 2,214 m above sea level. 92% of the county's area is taken up by forestland.
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 ...
railroad follows the river through western Songgan. The county is also connected to Kanggye and
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
by road. The chief local industries are logging and agriculture. Grains including maize, wheat, and millet are raised in Songgan, as are cattle and silkworms.
Administrative divisions
Songgan-gun 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), 5 ''
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 9 ''
ri'' (villages):
* Sŏnggan-ŭp 성간읍 (城干邑)
* Ch'angp'yŏng-rodongjagu 창평로동자구 (倉坪勞動者區)
* Oejung-rodongjagu 외중로동자구 (外中勞動者區)
* Sŏngha-rodongjagu 성하로동자구 (城下勞動者區)
* Sŏngryong-rodongjagu 성룡로동자구 (城龍勞動者區)
* Tongsal-lodongjagu 동산로동자구 (東山勞動者區)
* Kwangmyŏng-ri 광명리 (光明里)
* Much'ae-ri 무채리 (茂菜里)
* Musŏl-li 무선리 (舞仙里)
* Oesŏ-ri 외서리 (外西里)
* Paegam-ri 백암리 (白岩里)
* Paekcha-ri 백자리 (栢子里)
* Puji-ri 부지리 (富只里)
* Pung-ri 북리 (北里)
* Sinch'ŏng-ri 신청리 (新淸里)
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
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Counties of Chagang
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