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Changsong County

Field	Value
name	Changsŏng County
native_name	창성군
native_name_lang	ko
settlement_type	County
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type1	Chosŏn'gŭl
translit_lang1_info1	창성군
translit_lang1_type2	Hancha
translit_lang1_info2	昌
translit_lang1_type3	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info3	Ch'angsŏng-gun
translit_lang1_type4	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info4	Changseong-gun
image_map	Changsong county in North Phyongan Province.svg
mapsize	270px
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	North Korea
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North P'yŏngan
area_total_km2	605.2
population_as_of	2008
population_total	26,577
population_density_km2	auto
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	1 ŭp, 1 workers' districts, 15 ri

Changsŏng County is a kun, or county, in northern North Phyŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Pyŏktong to the east, Tongchang and Taegwan to the south, Sakchu to the west; to the north, it faces China across the Yalu (Amrok) River.

Name

Changsŏng appears as "Changseong" in South Korea's Revised Romanization and as Changcheng in Chinese records, as during its occupation by Mao Wenlong's forces during the Manchu conquest of China.

Geography

Changsŏng's terrain is steep and mountainous, sloping generally downward from the southeast toward the Yalu. The Kangnam Mountains and Pandŏk Mountains both pass through the county. The highest point is Piraebong, at 1470 m. The county is drained by various tributaries of the Yalu, including the Yŏngjuchŏn (영주천) and Namchangchŏn (남창천), as well as by the Changsŏng River, a tributary of the Taeryŏng. The Yalu itself has been blocked by the Suphung Dam to create Suphung Lake.

Administrative divisions

Changsŏng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town). 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 15 ri (villages):

Climate

Annual rainfall in Changsŏng is 1000 mm, with an annual average temperature of 7.3 °C (the average fluctuating from -11.6 °C in January to 22 °C in August). Temperatures are of course much colder in the mountains, with the snows atop Piraebong not melting until late May. Fog is common near Suphung Lake. Some 80% of the county's land is forested, while only 6.1% is under cultivation.

Economy

Sericulture is widely practised; other crops include maize, rice, peanuts, gochu peppers, sweet potatoes, and various fruits. Changsŏng also leads the county in the production of sheep. Various products, including lumber and medicinal herbs, are harvested from the forests. In addition, gold, tungsten, and coal are mined from the hills. Local manufactured products include gochujang and alcohol.

Transportation

There are no railroads, but a road does connect Changsŏng to Sakchu, Tongchang, and Pyŏktong. Freight and passenger traffic is also carried by ships plying Lake Suphung; the lake is also used to transport raw lumber.

Notes

References

Taken from the agreement of the Dusan and Korean Britannica entries.

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