Kimhwa County | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Settlement Type: | County |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 김화군 |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Kimhwa-gun |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Gimhwa-gun |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kangwŏn Province |
Area Total Km2: | 580 |
Population As Of: | 2008[1] |
Population Total: | 56,541 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 1 ŭp, 1 workers' districts, 13 ri |
Kimhwa County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.
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.
Kimhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 13 ri (villages):
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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.
Kimhwa is connected to the rest of North Korea by road.