Taehŭng County is a
''kun'', or county, in the northeastern corner of
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 ...
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 is bordered to the north by
Ryongrim and
Changjin, to the east by
Yŏnggwang and
Hamju, to the south by
Yodŏk and
Chŏngp'yŏng, and to the west by
Nyŏngwŏn and
Tongsin. It is drained by the
Taedong River
The Taedong River () is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthening the Soviet ...
, which rises in the north part of the county before flowing west into Yŏngwŏn.
The terrain of Taehŭng is higher and more mountainous than any other part of South P'yŏngan. Three mountain ranges, the
Rangrim,
Myohyang, and
Puktaebong, pass through the county. The highest of the many peaks is
Tongdaesan, at 2,094 meters above sea level.
Local agriculture is dominated by dry-field farming, with
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
the chief crop. Lumber is sent down the Taedong River for processing. There are subterranean reserves of tungsten, gold, copper, and zinc. There are no railroads, but the county is served by roads which connect it to neighbouring towns via the mountain passes.
Administrative divisions
Taehung County is divided into one town (''
ŭp''), one workers' district (''rodongjagu'') and 16 villages (''
ri'').
See also
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List of secondary subdivisions of North Korea
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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 ...
References
External links
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Counties of South Pyongan
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