Kimhwa County

County in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea

Kimhwa County 김화군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	김화군
• Hancha	金化郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Kimhwa-gun
• Revised Romanization	Gimhwa-gun
Map of Kangwon showing the location of Kimhwa
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwŏn Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' districts, 13 ri
Area
• Total	580 km² (220 sq mi)
Population (2008^[1])
• Total	56,541
• Density	97/km² (250/sq mi)

Kimhwa County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.

Geography

Kimhwa county is primarily mountainous, but the county's southeastern region is low-lying. The highest peak is Pae'gyŏnsan (백연산). The chief stream is the Pukhan River. Approximately 80% of the county's area is taken up by forestland.

Administrative divisions

Kimhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 13 ri (villages):

Kimhwa-ŭp (formerly Kŭmsŏngmyŏn)
Hakpang-rodongjagu
Ch'angdo-ri
Ch'osŏ-ri
Kubong-ri
Ŏho-ri
Pŏpsu-ri
Ryonghyŏl-li

Sangp'al-li
Sinch'ang-ri
Sinp'ung-ri
Tanghyŏl-li
Wŏnbung-ri
Wŏndong-ri
Wŏnnam-ri

Economy

The chief local industry is agriculture. Local crops include potatoes, maize, rice, wheat, and barley. In addition, livestock and silkworms are raised, and orchards are cultivated. There are several mines, exploiting local deposits of manganese, gold, copper, talc, fluorite, barite, and anthracite.

Transportation

Kimhwa is connected to the rest of North Korea by road.

References

^ North Korea: Administrative Division

External links

In Korean language online encyclopedias:
- Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
- Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
- Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

Kangwŏn Province

Capital