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County in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Sŏhŭng County
서흥군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hanja | 瑞興郡 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Sŏhŭng-gun |
• Revised Romanization | Seoheung-gun |
Country | North Korea |
Province | North Hwanghae Province |
Area | |
• Total | 566.14 km2 (218.59 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 100,887 |
In 1952, during the Korean War, the North Koreans established a military training school in Sohung County called the Kumgang Political Institute with approximately 1,500 cadets.[1] It was headed by South Korean Kim Ung-bin.
Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 20 ri (villages):
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As of 2015[update], Sohung county had a population of around 100,000 people, with approximately 30,000 of these living in Sohung town.[2]
Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the Korean State Railway.
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