Onchon County Explained

Onch'ŏn County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type:	Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:	온천군
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Onch'ŏn-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Oncheon-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South P'yŏngan
Subdivision Type2:	Special City
Subdivision Name2:	Namp'o-tŭkpyŏlsi
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	772
Population Total:	149851
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 ŭp, 5 workers' districts, 14 ri

Onch'ŏn County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is administered as part of Namp'o Special City.

Administrative divisions

Onch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 5 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 14 ri (villages):

Onch'ŏn-ŭp (온천읍)
Chŭng'ang-rodongjagu (증악로동자구)
Kwisŏng-rodongjagu (귀성로동자구)
Mayŏng-rodongjagu (마영로동자구)
Porim-rodongjagu (보림로동자구)
Wŏn'ŭp-rodongjagu (원읍로동자구)
Ansŏng-ri (안석리)
Hanhyŏl-li (한현리)
Kŭmsŏng-ri (금성리)
Kŭmgong-ri (금곡리)

Kŭmdang-ri (금당리)
Ryongwŏl-li (룡월리)
Sŏhwa-ri (서화리)
Sŏkch'i-ri (석치리)
Sŏnghyŏl-li (성현리)
Sŭnghyŏl-li (송현리)
Taeryŏng-ri (대령리)
Ŭndŏng-ri (은덕리)
Unha-ri (운하리)
Ŭnjŏng-ri (은정리)

Transportation

Onch'ŏn county is served by the P'yŏngnam and Ryonggang lines of the Korean State Railway.

References

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/North_Korea/Final%20national%20census%20report.pdf Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census

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