Pongsan County Explained

Pongsan County
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:鳳山郡
Translit Lang1 Info2:Pongsan-kun
Translit Lang1 Info3:Bongsan-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Hwanghae Province
Area Total Km2:424.6
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Total:124,745
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Administrative divisions

Pongsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

Pongsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 18 ri (villages):

  • Pongsan-ŭp
  • Songjŏng-rodongjagu
  • Chit'am-ri
  • Ch'ŏndŏng-ri
  • Ch'ŏnggye-ri
  • Ch'ŏngryong-ri
  • Kach'ol-li
  • Kuŭp-ri
  • Kuyŏl-li
  • Kwanjŏng-ri
  • Masal-li
  • Obong-ri
  • Ryujŏng-ri
  • Samch'ŏl-li
  • Songsal-li
  • Sugong-ri
  • Tokchŏng-ri
  • Tosŏng-ri
  • Ŭnjŏng-ri
  • Yosong-ri

Transport

Pongsan county is served by several stations on the P'yŏngbu and Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn lines of the Korean State Railway.

Notes and References

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