Kangnam County

Kangnam County
강남군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 강남군
 • Hanja 江南郡
 • McCune-Reischauer Kangnam-gun
 • Revised Romanization Gangnam-gun
Country  North Korea
Region Pyongan
Administrative divisions 1 up, 18 ri

Kangnam County is a county of North Hwanghae province, formerly one of the four suburban counties of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is north-west of Songrim, north-east of Hwangju County, west of Chunghwa County, and south of Nakrang-guyok, Pyongyang. It is the location of cooperative farms and smaller industrial complexes. It became part of Pyongyang in May 1963, when it was separated from South P'yŏngan. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system.[1]

Divisions

The county is divided into one town (up), and 18 'ri' (villages).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pyongyang now more than one-third smaller; food shortage issues suspected", Asahi Shinbun, 2010-07-17, retrieved 2010-07-19
  2. ↑ http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i020.htm

Coordinates: 38°54′13″N 125°38′55″E / 38.9035°N 125.6486°E / 38.9035; 125.6486

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