| Sudong County | |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 수동군 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 水洞郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Sudong-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Sudong kun |
| Translit Lang2 Type: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang2 Type1: | Hanja |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Hamgyong |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 6 dong, 14 ri |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 783.4 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 95,716 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
Sudong County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It was formed from part of Kowŏn County in December 1990.[2]
Sudong is the site of a major coal seam first discovered in 1918.[3] The P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway passes through the district.
Sudong is divided into 6 dong (neighbourhoods) and 14 ri (villages):
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Sudong-gu has a trolleybus line opened in 1979 running within this district,[4] linking residential areas to Kowon mine.[5] The line opened in 1979, with a number of second hand Chollima 9.11 trolleybuses used to serve the line initially.[6] The line appears to no longer have any trolleybuses.
Kowon Tangwang Line runs to this district from Tunjon station, serving the colliery.[7]