Taehung County

Taehŭng County
대흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl 대흥군
 • Hancha 大興郡
 • McCune–Reischauer Taehŭng-gun
 • Revised Romanization Daeheung-gun
Country North Korea
Province South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 16 ri
Area
 • Total 1,224 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 32,915

Taehŭng County is a kun, or county, in the northeastern corner of South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. 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, 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 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).[2][3]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Taehŭng-ŭp대흥읍 大興邑
Kyŏngsu-rodongjagu경수로동자구 鯨水勞動者區
Ch'anghyŏl-li창현리 昌峴里
Huksu-ri흑수리 黑水里
Illyong-ri인룡리 仁龍里
Kŭmsŏng-ri금성리 錦城里
Kwangt'ong-ri광통리 廣通里
Munsam-ri문삼리 文三里
Pokhŭng-ri복흥리 福興里
P'yŏnghwa-ri평화리 平和里
Rangrim-ri랑림리 狼林里
Ryongp'yŏng-ri룡평리 龍坪里
Sinnam-ri신남리 新南里
Sobaeng-ri소백리 小白里
Taedong-ri대동리 大同里
Tohŭng-ri도흥리 都興里
Tŏkhŭng-ri덕흥리 德興里
Unhŭng-ri운흥리 雲興里

See also

References

  1. ↑ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)
  2. ↑ "평안남도 대흥군 개요 - 북한지역정보넷". North Korean Human geography. The Institute for Peace Affairs. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "대흥군 - 북한지명사전". North Korea Net. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 27 February 2013.


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