Hwapyong County
Native name화평군
Translit lang 1Korean
Hancha和坪郡
McCune–ReischauerHwap'yŏng-gun
Revised RomanizationHwapyeong-gun
CountryNorth Korea
RegionKwanso
ProvinceChagang
Area total1219 km²
Population as of2008
Population total42183
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 3 rodongjagu, 10 ri

Hwapyong County is a kun, or county, in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of Chasong and Huchang.

Administrative divisions

Hwapyong-gun is divided into one town (ŭp), 3 workers' districts (rodongjagu) and 10 villages (ri).[1][2]

Chosŏn'gŭlHancha
Hwapyong-ŭp화평읍和坪邑
Kasan-rodongjagu가산로동자구街山勞動者區
Changbaeng-rodongjagu장백로동자구長白勞動者區
Chunghŭng-rodongjagu중흥로동자구中興勞動者區
Chinsong-ri진송리榛松里
Hoejung-ri회중리檜中里
Hŭksu-ri흑수리黑水里
Karim-ri가림리街林里
Punam-ri부남리富南里
Rip'yŏng-ri리평리梨坪里
Sobung-ri소북리小北里
Songdŏng-ri송덕리松德里
Taehŭng-ri대흥리大興里
Yanggye-ri양계리陽溪里

See also

References

  1. ^ "자강도 화평군 개요 - 북한지역정보넷". North Korean Human geography. The Institute for Peace Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ "화평군 - 북한지명사전". North Korea Net. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 26 February 2013.