Pyonggang County
P'yŏnggang County
평강군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 평강군 |
| • Hancha | 平康郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P'yŏnggang-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeonggang-gun |
 Map of Kangwon showing the location of Pyonggang | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | Kangwŏn |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 30 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| Population (1990 est.) | |
| • Total | 100,800 |
P'yŏnggang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east.
Physical features
A portion of the county is occupied by the Ryongam wetlands, which also cross into Ch'ŏrwŏn. Most of the county's terrain is mountainous, although there a few small expanses of level ground. The Kwangju and Majŏllyŏng mountains pass through P'yŏnggang. The region is prone to heavy rains.[citation needed]
History
The P'yŏnggang area was known as Puyang hyŏn during the Koguryŏ period, and as Kangp'yŏng (강평) under Silla. In the Koryŏ Dynasty, it was included in Tongju (동주); in the Chosŏn dynasty, it took its modern name.
Administrative divisions
On August 15, 1945, P'yŏnggang county included 1 ŭp(P'yŏnggang), 6 myŏn(Sŏ, Nam, Hyŏnnae, Mokchŏn, Sep'o, Yujin). Presently, it is divided into 1 ŭp and 30 ri (villages):
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Economy
The county is well-suited to agriculture, and rice farming is especially developed. In addition, the mines of P'yŏnggang extract gold, tungsten, nepheline, zircon, alunite, and diatomaceous earth.[citation needed]
See also
External links
- In Korean language online encyclopedias:
