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Hongwon County

Field	Value
name	Hongwon County
native_name	홍원군
native_name_lang	ko
settlement_type	County
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type1	Hanja
translit_lang1_info1	洪原郡
translit_lang1_type2	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info2	Hongwŏn kun
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Hongwon-gun
image_map	DPRK2006 Hamnam-Hongwon.PNG
map_caption	Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Hongwon
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	North Korea
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	South Hamgyong Province
area_total_km2	905
population_as_of	2008
population_total	142,910
population_density_km2	auto
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	1 ŭp, 4 workers' district, 27 ri

Hongwŏn County (Hongwon-gun) is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is flanked by the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south, and by the Hamgyŏng Mountains to the north.

Physical features

The northwest region is particularly mountainous. The highest peak is Palbong. The chief streams are the Tongdaech'ŏn (동대천) and Sŏdaech'ŏn (서대천). The coastal region is level. The temperature differs greatly from the coastline to the plains to the mountains. The mountains contribute to giving the county a mild climate.

Administrative divisions

Map including Hongwŏn area and surrounding region (1954)

Hongwŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 27 ri (villages):

Economy

Agriculture and fishery

The chief local occupation is agriculture. Local crops include rice, soybeans, millet, oats, and potatoes. However, fisheries are also developed, particularly along the coast.

Mining

There is a small amount of mining, exploiting local deposits of gold, silver, limestone, fluorspar, and scaly graphite.

Transport

The county is served by road and rail. Hongwŏn Station is on the P'yŏngra line of the Korean State Railway.

Notable people from Hongwon County

Rikidozan (Real Name: Kim Sin-rak; ), Zainichi Korean professional wrestler

References

[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]

Wikipedia Source

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