Songchon County

Sŏngch'ŏn County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan, North Korea.

Sŏngch'ŏn County 성천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	성천군
• Hancha	成川郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏngch'ŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Seongcheon-gun
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Songchon
Country	North Korea
Province	South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 3 workers' districts, 20 ri
Area
• Total	724 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	149,809
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)

Administrative divisions

Sŏngch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 20 ri (villages):

Sŏngch'ŏn-ŭp (성천읍) Changrim-rodongjagu (장림로동자구) Kunja-rodongjagu (군자로동자구) Ŭngong-rodongjagu (은곡로동자구) Amp'o-ri (암포리) Changsam-ri (장삼리) Hyangbung-ri (향붕리) Hwich'ŏl-li (회천리) Kich'ang-ri (기창리) Kŏhŭng-ri (거흥리) Kŭmp'yŏng-ri (금평리) Kyesŏng-ri (계석리)

Mun'ong-ri (문목리) Onjŏng-ri (온정리) Paegwŏl-li (백원리) Ryonghŭng-ri (룡흥리) Ryongsal-li (룡산리) Sakch'ang-ri (삭창리) Samdŏng-ri (삼덕리) Sangha-ri (상하리) Sinp'ung-ri (신풍리) Taebong-ri (대봉리) Tŏg'am-ri (덕암리) Unbong-ri (운봉리)

Transportation

Sŏngch'ŏn county is served by the P'yŏngdŏk and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway.

References

1. Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)

External links

• (in English) Map of Pyongan provinces Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Korean) Detailed map