Sinyang County Explained

Sinyang County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type:	Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:	신양군
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Sinyang-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Sinyang-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South P'yŏngan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	737.2
Population Total:	59115
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district and 16 ri

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

Administrative divisions

Sinyang County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 16 ri (villages):

Sinyang-ŭp (신양읍/新陽邑)
Inp'yŏng-rodongjagu (인평로동자구/仁坪勞動者區)
Changsal-li (장산리/長山里)
Changsŏng-ri (장성리/長星里)
Chidong-ri (지동리/支洞里)
Ch'anggye-ri (창계리/昌溪里)
Kwanghŭng-ri (광흥리/廣興里)
Kwansŏng-ri (관성리/冠城里)
Munmyŏng-ri (문명리/文明里)

Paeksŏng-ri (백석리/白石里)
Ryong'ul-li (룡운리/龍雲里)
Ryongyŏl-li (룡연리/龍淵里)
Sagae-ri (사개리/寺介里)
Songdong-ri (송동리/松洞里)
Songjŏl-li (송전리/松田里)
Ssangryong-ri (쌍룡리/雙龍里)
Tŏkhŭng-ri (덕흥리/德興里)
Unbong-ri (운봉리/雲峰里)

Transportation

Sinyang County is served by the P'yŏngra 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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