Songwŏn County is a
''kun'', or county, in southwestern
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
Usi and
Kop'ung counties to the north,
Tongsin to the east, and
Hŭich'ŏn to the south, as well as
North P'yŏngan's
Tongchang
Tongchang County is a ''kun'', or county, in the northeast of the far western North Pyŏngan province, North Korea. It borders Pyŏktong and Chagang's Usi county to the north, Unsan and Songwŏn (in Chagang province) to the east, Thaechŏn t ...
county to the west. Originally part of
Chosan
Ch'osan County is a ''kun'', or county, in Chagang province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north.
The terrain slopes downward from the Kangnam Mountains in the south to the Yalu River in the north. The highest p ...
, it was established as a separate county in 1949, when Chagang province was created.
The
Ch'ongch'ŏn and
Chungman Rivers both flow through Songwŏn. The terrain is mountainous, with the
Pinandŏk and
Chogyuryong Mountains rising in the county's south. The highest peaks are in the north; the tallest is
Koambong, 1,744 m above sea level. The climate is continental but relatively wet; the frost begins in early October and lifts in late April.
The chief local industry is logging, with 93% of the county covered by forestland. Livestock, particularly cattle, are also raised, and crops including maize and rice are grown. A 67 km² reservoir has been built across the Chungman (completed in 1980), and is used for hydroelectric power.
Administrative divisions
Songwŏn 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) and 12 ''
ri'' (villages):
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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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
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Counties of Chagang
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