Pyongwon County Explained

P'yŏngwŏn County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type:	Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:	평원군
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:	P'yŏngwŏn-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Pyeongwon-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South P'yŏngan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	451.53
Population Total:	179492
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 29 ri

P'yŏngwŏn County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

P'yŏngwŏn County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 29 ri (villages):

P'yŏngwŏn-ŭp (평원읍)
Hanch'ŏl-lodongjagu (한천로동자구)
Ŏp'a-rodongjagu (어파로동자구)
Ch'ŏngbo-ri (청보리)
Ch'ŏngryong-ri (청룡리)
Hwajil-li (화진리)
Namsal-li (남산리)
Paejŏl-li (배전리)
Ryanggyo-ri (량교리)
Ryong'i-ri (룡이리)
Ryongsang-ri (룡상리)
Sambong-ri (삼봉리)
Samsong-ri (삼송리)
Simwŏl-li (심원리)
Sinsŏng-ri (신성리)
Sinsong-ri (신송리)

Sŏg'am-ri (석암리)
Sŏkkyo-ri (석교리)
Songhwa-ri (송화리)
Songrim-ri (송림리)
Songsŏng-ri (송석리)
Taeam-ri (대암리)
Taejŏng-ri (대정리)
Taep'ung-ri (대풍리)
Tŏkche-ri (덕제리)
Tŏkp'o-ri (덕포리)
Ullyong-ri (운룡리)
Unbong-ri (운봉리)
Unhŭng-ri (운흥리)
Wŏn'am-ri (원압리)
Wŏnhwa-ri (원화리)
Wŏr'il-li (월일리)

Transportation

P'yŏngwŏn County is served by the P'yŏngŭi Line 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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