Kwail County
Kwail County is a kun, or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west.
Kwail County
과일군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 과일郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kwail kun |
| • Revised Romanization | Gwail-gun |
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| Coordinates: 38°23′34.26″N 124°58′21.75″E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South Hwanghae Province |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 24 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
| • Total | 89,895 |
The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, with the intention of making the entire cultivated area of the county into "100 li of blooming orchards".[1] The name Kwail is a Korean word meaning "fruit," and doesn't correspond to any Chinese characters. This makes Kwail County one of the few counties in Korea whose name cannot be written in hanja; for another such county, see Saebyŏl. Marshal Kim Jong Un visited Kwail county in September 2017.[2]
Geography
44% of the land is forest land.[3]
Administrative divisions
Kwail county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 24 ri (villages):[1]
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Transportation
Kwail county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
References
- "과일군". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- "'말폭탄 대장' 김정은이 사과농장서 함박웃음 지은 까닭은". Joongang Ilbo. 2017-09-25.
- "과일군". doopedia.
