Hoechang County

Hoech'ang County 회창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	회창군
• Hancha	檜倉郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Hoech'ang-gun
• Revised Romanization	Hoechang-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 17 ri
Area
• Total	681.43 km^2 (263.10 sq mi)
Population (2008[1])
• Total	89,959
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)

Hoech'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

History

Before 1945, most of the territory that now comprises Hoech'ang, was part of neighbouring Sŏngch'ŏn county. In 1952 four townships from Sŏngch'ŏn (Sungin-myŏn, Kuryong-myŏn, Rungjung-myŏn, and Taegok-myŏn) and one from Koksan (Pongmyŏng-myŏn) were split from their counties and merged to form Hoech'ang County.

Administrative Divisions

The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):

Hoech'ang-ŭp 회창읍/檜倉邑 Hwajŏl-lodongjagu 화전로동자구/花田勞動者區 Paegryŏng-rodongjagu 백령로동자구/白嶺勞動者區 Sinjang-rodongjagu 신작로동자구/新作勞動者區 Sŏkhwang-rodongjagu 석황로동자구/石黃勞動者區 Chidong-ri 지동리/芝洞里 Chŏngsal-li 정산리/井山里 Hoeul-li 회운리/回雲里

Hwasim-ri 화심리/花尋里 Kaul-li 가운리/佳雲里 Kuryong-ri 구룡리/九龍里 Muno-ri 문어리/文語里 Naedong-ri 내동리/內洞里 Sinsŏng-ri 신성리/新成里 Songdong-ri 송동리/松洞里 Sungin-ri 숭인리/崇仁里

Taebong-ri 대봉리/大峰里 Taedŏng-ri 대덕리/大德里 Taegong-ri 대곡리/大谷里 Taeg'il-li 택인리/擇仁里 Tŏngryŏl-li 덕련리/德連里 Yangch'ul-li 양춘리/陽春里

References

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

• (Korean) Detailed map
• (Korean) County information

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