Songchon County Explained

Sŏngch'ŏn County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type:	Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:	성천군
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Sŏngch'ŏn-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Seongcheon-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South P'yŏngan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	724
Population Total:	149809
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 ŭp, 3 workers' districts, 20 ri

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

Administrative divisions

Sŏngch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 20 ri (villages):

Sŏngch'ŏn-ŭp (성천읍)
Changrim-rodongjagu (장림로동자구)
Kunja-rodongjagu (군자로동자구)
Ŭngong-rodongjagu (은곡로동자구)
Amp'o-ri (암포리)
Changsam-ri (장삼리)
Hyangbung-ri (향붕리)
Hwich'ŏl-li (회천리)
Kich'ang-ri (기창리)
Kŏhŭng-ri (거흥리)
Kŭmp'yŏng-ri (금평리)
Kyesŏng-ri (계석리)

Mun'ong-ri (문목리)
Onjŏng-ri (온정리)
Paegwŏl-li (백원리)
Ryonghŭng-ri (룡흥리)
Ryongsal-li (룡산리)
Sakch'ang-ri (삭창리)
Samdŏng-ri (삼덕리)
Sangha-ri (상하리)
Sinp'ung-ri (신풍리)
Taebong-ri (대봉리)
Tŏg'am-ri (덕암리)
Unbong-ri (운봉리)

Transportation

Sŏngch'ŏn county is served by the P'yŏngdŏk and P'yŏngra lines 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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