Hoeyang County (original) (raw)

County in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea

Hoeyang County 회양군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	회양군
• Hancha	淮陽郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Hoeyang-gun
• Revised Romanization	Hoeyang-gun
Map of Kangwon showing the location of Hoeyang
Coordinates: 38°42′32.00″N 127°35′56.29″E / 38.7088889°N 127.5989694°E / 38.7088889; 127.5989694
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwŏn Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 23 ri
Area
• Total	540 km2 (210 sq mi)
Population (2008 census)
• Total	42,485
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)

Hoeyang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It was established in a general reorganization of local government in 1952.

The county's area is primarily mountainous, with the Taebaek and Kwangju ranges both passing through the county. Two basins, the Hoeyang Basin and Changdo Basin, interrupt the rugged terrain. The highest point is Piryubong on Kŭmgangsan. The chief local stream is the Pukhan River, which flows south and east into South Korea. The climate is continental, with extremely cold winters.

Administrative divisions

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Hoeyang county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 23 ri (villages):

The chief local industry is agriculture, although the terrain does not permit rice to be cultivated; instead, local crops include barley, wheat, oats, millet, maize, soybeans, and potatoes. Cattle are also raised. The maize-based yŏt candy from the district is widely known. Local mines work to extract the deposits of tungsten, barite, molybdenum, graphite, gold, silver, and lead found in the county.

Hoeyang is served by roads, and also by the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Kangwon (North Korea)
• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)