Sukchon County

Sukch'ŏn County 숙천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	숙천군
• Hancha	肅川郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sukch'ŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Sukcheon-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 20 ri
Area
• Total	418.96 km^2 (161.76 sq mi)
Population (2008[1])
• Total	178,509
• Density	430/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)

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

Administrative Divisions

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

Sukch'ŏn-ŭp (숙천읍) Namyang-rodongjagu (남양로동자구) Changhŭng-ri (장흥리) Ch'angdong-ri (창동리) Ch'illi-ri (칠리리) Haebil-li (해빛리) Hŭng'o-ri (흥오리) Kŏmhŭng-ri (검흥리) Kŏmsal-li (검산리) Kŭmp'ung-ri (금풍리) Kwangch'ŏl-li (광천리)

Paeg'am-ri (백암리) P'yŏnghwa-ri (평화리) Ryongdŏng-ri (룡덕리) Sasal-li (사산리) Sinhŭng-ri (신흥리) Sinp'ung-ri (신풍리) Songdŏng-ri (송덕리) Ssang'ul-li (쌍운리) Taesŏng-ri (대성리) Unjŏng-ri (운정리) Yakchŏl-li (약전리)

Transportation

Sukch'ŏn county is served by the P'yŏngŭi, P'yŏngnam and Sŏhae lines of the Korean State Railway.

References

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

External links

• (English) Map of Pyongan provinces
• (Korean) Detailed map