| Puryong County | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 富寧郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Puryŏng kun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Buryeong-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Hamgyong Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 1900 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 census |
| Population Total: | 48,958 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 1 ŭp;, 3 workers' districts, 5 ri |
Puryŏng County is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.
Most of the county is mountainous, being traversed by the Hamgyŏng Range and its outlying spurs. The highest point is Kosŏngsan (Chosŏn'gŭl: 고성산, Hancha: 姑城山), 1,754 meters above sea level. Many other high peaks are also found in the county. The chief stream is the Susŏngch'ŏn (Chosŏn'gŭl: 수성천. Hancha: 輸城川).
90% of the county is forested. Rare mammals inhabit the area, including the marten, brown bear, and Amur leopard. The climate is affected by both maritime and continental influences.
Puryŏng County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 5 ri (villages):
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The local economy is dominated by metalworking, mining, and electric power. Deposits of gold, copper, quartzite, and limestone are found in the county. The intermontane valleys are home to grain farms where corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, barley, proso millet, and millet are harvested. Rice fields make up 2% of the county's area. Sericulture is also practiced.
Puryŏng lies on the Hambuk and Musan lines of the Korean State Railway, and is also served by roads.
Puryŏng was one of the six post/garrisons established under the order of Sejong the Great of Chosŏn (1418–1450) to safeguard his people from the hostile Chinese and Manchurian nomads living in Manchuria.
