Chungsan County

Chŭngsan County is a kun (county) in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.

Chŭngsan County
증산군
Korean transcription(s)
  Chosŏn'gŭl
  Hancha
  McCune-ReischauerChŭngsan-gun
  Revised RomanizationJeungsan-gun
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Chungsan
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Chungsan
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 17 ri
Area
  Total346.32 km2 (133.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
  Total113,613
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)

Re-education Camp No. 11, a large prison mostly for repatriated refugees, is located in the northwestern part of Chŭngsan County.

Administrative divisions

Chŭngsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 17 ri (villages):

  • Chŭngsan-ŭp (증산읍/甑山邑)
  • Chŏksong-ri (적송리/赤松里)
  • Chŏngsal-li (청산리/靑山里)
  • Hamjung-ri (함종리/咸從里)
  • Iap-ri (이압리/二鴨里)
  • Kŭmsong-ri (금송리/金宋里)
  • Kwangje-ri (광제리/廣濟里)
  • Manp'ung-ri (만풍리/万豊里)
  • Mubol-li (무본리/務本里)
  • Mundong-ri (문동리/文洞里)
  • Palsal-li (발산리/鉢山里)
  • P'ungjŏng-ri (풍정리/豊井里)
  • Raksaeng-ri (락생리/樂生里)
  • Rimsŏng-ri (림성리/林城里)
  • Ryongdŏng-ri (룡덕리/龍德里)
  • Sach'ŏl-li (사천리/沙川里)
  • Sinhŭng-ri (신흥리/新興里)
  • Sŏkta-ri (석다리/石多里)

Transportation

Chŭngsan county is served by the Namdong Branch of the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngnam Line.

References

  1. Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)


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