Yodok County

Yodŏk County
요덕군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja 耀德郡
 • McCune-Reischauer Yodŏk kun
 • Revised Romanization Yodeok-gun
Country North Korea
Province South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 21 ri
Population (1991 est.)
 • Total 33,000

Yodŏk County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Originally part of Yŏnghŭng county (now Kŭmya county), it became a separate entity as part of the 1952 reorganization of local government.

Physical features

Most of the county is mountainous. Yodŏk is traversed by the Rangrim and Puktaebong ranges. The chief river is the Ryonghŭng. The highest point is Raganbong. Roughly 90% of the county's area is forestland.

Administrative Divisions

Yodŏk county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 21 ri (villages):

  • Yodŏk-ŭp
  • Ch'ŏnhŭng-ri
  • Hŭngsang-ri
  • Hyangbong-ri
  • Inhŭng-ri
  • Inhwa-ri
  • Kuŭp-ri
  • Kwanp'yŏng-ri
  • Misam-ri
  • Mun'am-ri
  • P'yŏngjŏl-li
  • P'yŏngwŏl-li
  • Ripsŏng-ri
  • Ryangsu-ri
  • Ryongp'yŏng-ri
  • Sŏng-ri
  • Sŏngch'ŏl-li
  • Songdo-ri
  • Taesung-ri
  • Tongsal-li
  • Unhŭng-ri
  • Wansal-li

Economy

Due to the rugged terrain, agriculture is nearly impossible. However, a few farms are tucked into the mountains, harvesting maize, soybeans, millet, wheat and barley.

Transport

Yodŏk county is served primarily by roads, but there is a single railway station on the P'yŏngra line of the Korean State Railway in Yodŏk-ŭp.

Camp

Yodŏk is the site of the Yodŏk concentration camp.

See also

Coordinates: 39°36′40″N 126°50′40″E / 39.61111°N 126.84444°E / 39.61111; 126.84444

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