Pongchon County Explained

Pongch'ŏn County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:	峯泉郡
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Pongch'ŏn-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Bongcheon-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South Hwanghae Province
Area Total Km2:	503.2
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Total:	79,740
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions

Pongch'ŏn County (Pongch'ŏn-gun) is located in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Formerly known as P'yŏngch'ŏn County (平川郡), this county was split from P'yŏngsan County in 1952. In 1990, it was given its current name.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Pongch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 22 ri (villages):

Pongch'ŏn-ŭp
Chudap-ri
Chuktong-ri
Haengjŏng-ri
Hanch'ol-li
Hanjŏng-ri
Hwach'ol-li
Hwangryong-ri
Kadong-ri
Kundong-ri
Kwangam-ri
Pongam-ri

Ruch'ŏl-li
Ryongch'ol-li
Sindap-ri
Sinmyŏng-ri
Sŏksa-ri
Sŏnggi-ri
Songjŏng-ri
Taea-ri
Taeryong-ri
Ŭngch'ŏl-li
Yŏnhŭng-ri

Notes and References

https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division
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