Usi County

Usi County
우시군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 â€¢ Hanja 雩時郡
 â€¢ McCune–Reischauer Usi-gun
 â€¢ Revised Romanization Usi-gun
Country North Korea
Province Chagang Province
Administrative divisions 1 Å­p, 1 workers' district, 22 ri
Area
 â€¢ Total 665 km2 (257 sq mi)
Population (1991 est.)
 â€¢ Total 33,000

Usi County is a kun, or county, in westernmost Chagang Province, North Korea. It looks across the Yalu River into the People's Republic of China. Within North Korea, it borders Chosan and Kopung to the east, Songwon to the south, and North Pyongan Province's Pyoktong county to the west. Originally part of Pyoktong, it was made a separate county in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government; in 1954, it was transferred from North Pyongan to Chagang.

There are no railroads in Usi, but it is connected by road to the neighboring districts of Chosan and Pyoktong, and beyond Pyoktong to Sinuiju. In addition, the Yalu is used for transportation. The stretch of the Yalu in Usi is part of the massive "Lake Supung", North Korea's largest reservoir.

The Yalu valley is farmed for rice, while the upland regions produce maize, potatoes, and sesame. There is little manufacturing. The county's Kaha-ri district is known for its medicinal waters.

Administrative divisions

Usi county is divided into one town (Å­p), one worker's district (rodongjagu), and 22 villages (ri).[1]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Usi-ŭp우시읍 雩時邑
Palŭl-lodongjagu발은노동자구 發銀勞動者區
Kŭmsŏng-ri금성리 金城里
Kŭmyang-ri금양리 金陽里
Usang-ri우상리 雩上里
Ujung-ri우중리 雩中里
Siha-ri시하리 時下里
Sisang-ri시상리 時上里
P'yŏlha-ri별하리 別下里
P'yŏlsang-ri별상리 別上里
Kaha-ri가하리 加下里
Kajung-ri가중리 加中里
Kasang-ri가상리 加上里
P'yŏngsang-ri평상리 平上里
Taep'yŏng-ri대평리 大平里
Sangp'yŏng-ri상평리 上坪里
Hap'yŏng-ri하평리 下坪里
Puhŭng-ri부흥리 富興里
Pukha-ri북하리 北下里
Puksang-ri북상리 北上里
Osang-ri오상리 吾上里
Oha-ri오하리 吾下里
Ryonghae-ri룡해리 龍海里
Hachang-ri하창리 下倉里

See also

External links

  1. ↑ Usi-gun - JoongangIlbo

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