Hwapyong County
화평군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hancha和坪郡
 • McCune–ReischauerHwap'yŏng-gun
 • Revised RomanizationHwapyeong-gun
Map of Chagang showing the location of Hwapyong
Map of Chagang showing the location of Hwapyong
CountryNorth Korea
RegionKwanso
ProvinceChagang
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 3 rodongjagu, 10 ri
Area
 • Total1,219 km2 (471 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total42,183

Hwapyong County is a kun, or county, in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of Chasong and Huchang.

Administrative divisions

Hwapyong-gun is divided into one town (ŭp), 3 workers' districts (rodongjagu) and 10 villages (ri).[2][3]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Hwapyong-ŭp 화평읍 和坪邑
Kasan-rodongjagu 가산로동자구 街山勞動者區
Changbaeng-rodongjagu 장백로동자구 長白勞動者區
Chunghŭng-rodongjagu 중흥로동자구 中興勞動者區
Chinsong-ri 진송리 榛松里
Hoejung-ri 회중리 檜中里
Hŭksu-ri 흑수리 黑水里
Karim-ri 가림리 街林里
Punam-ri 부남리 富南里
Rip'yŏng-ri 리평리 梨坪里
Sobung-ri 소북리 小北里
Songdŏng-ri 송덕리 松德里
Taehŭng-ri 대흥리 大興里
Yanggye-ri 양계리 陽溪里

See also

References

  1. ^ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)
  2. ^ "자강도 화평군 개요 - 북한지역정보넷". North Korean Human geography. The Institute for Peace Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. ^ "화평군 - 북한지명사전". North Korea Net. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

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