Songhwa County Explained

Songhwa County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:	松禾郡
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Songhwa-kun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Songhwa-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South Hwanghae Province
Area Total Km2:	193.2
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Total:	44,274
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions

Songhwa County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

Songhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 10 ri (villages):

Songhwa-ŭp(송화읍,松禾邑) Hŭngam-ri(홍암리,鴻岩里) Kutal-li(구탄리) Kwanyang-ri(관양리) Myŏngrye-ri(명례리) Onch'ŏl-li(온천리) Ryongho-ri(룡호리) Sujung-ri(수증리) Taam-ri(다암리) Wŏndang-ri(원당리) Yaksal-li(약산리)

History

The area was called Kuŭlhyŏn (仇乙縣) or Kulch'ŏn (屈遷) in the Koguryŏ era. It became part of Songhwa County in 1895, and in March 1909, Songhwa County was merged with P'ungch'ŏn County. Songhwa county was recreated in the 1952 reorganisation of North Korea's administrative divisions. The northwestern section of the county was split off in 1967 to create Kwail county.

Transportation

Songhwa county is served by the Changyŏn and Ŭllyul lines of the Korean State Railway.

Notes and References

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