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Kimjongsuk County

Field	Value
name	Kim Jong Suk County
native_name	김정숙군
native_name_lang	ko
settlement_type	County
translit_lang1_type	Chosŏn'gŭl
translit_lang1_info	김정숙군
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type1	Hanja
translit_lang1_info1	金
translit_lang1_type2	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info2	Kimjŏngsuk-kun
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Gimjeongsuk-gun
image_map	DPRK2006 Ryanggang-Kimjongsuk.PNG
map_caption	Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Kimjongsuk
mapsize	270px
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	North Korea
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ryanggang
area_total_km2	1228
population_as_of	2008
population_total	42,618
population_density_km2	auto
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 22 ri

Kimjongsuk County is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea, along the Yalu River.

The Sinpa Revolutionary Site there is associated with Kim Jong Suk's underground political activities there during the anti-Japanese struggle.

History

Originally part of Samsu, the county was made into a separate entity in 1952, using Samso myeon, Samsu myon, Chaso myon, and Insan ri of Hoin myon. The county was initially known as Sinpa, meaning "New Galpa", adding the new in the name to differentiate from the Old town of Galpa. The Old town name of Galpa meant the town had plenty of Kudzu vines, known as "Gal(葛)" in Hanja. Other theories suggest the name Singalpa is named after a person who made military contributions to the fight against foreign enemies. The county was renamed in 1981 after Kim Jong Suk, the mother of Kim Jong Il.

Geography

Kimjŏngsuk lies in the northern portion of the Kaema Plateau, and slopes downward toward the north. The Changjin River flows through the county, which is traversed by the Puksubaek Mountains and Huisaekbong Mountains. The highest point is Huisaekbong itself, 2185 m. Some 92% of the county's area is forestland. The chief rivers are the Yalu and the Changjin. The climate varies, with extremely cold temperatures prevailing in the south, and 3-3.5 °C warmer temperatures along the Yalu in the north.

Administrative divisions

Kimjŏngsuk county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 22 ri (villages):

Economy

The chief local industry is logging; there is little agriculture, except for some rice cultivation along the Yalu. A certain amount of wheat, maize, soybeans, and potatoes are also produced. There are local deposits of molybdenum, gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc and tungsten. Honeybees and other livestock are also raised. Hydropower is abundant. Food processing dominates local manufacturing.

Transportation

The county is served by both road and rail, with the Pukbunaeryuk Line of the Korean State Railway passing through the county.

References

[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]
(10 October 2014). "Sinpha Revolutionary Site".
"신파군".

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