Sukchon County Explained

Sukch'ŏn County
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type:	Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:	숙천군
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Sukch'ŏn-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Sukcheon-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	North Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South P'yŏngan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	418.96
Population Total:	178509
Population As Of:	2008^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 20 ri

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

Administrative divisions

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

Sukch'ŏn-ŭp (숙천읍)
Namyang-rodongjagu (남양로동자구)
Changhŭng-ri (장흥리)
Ch'angdong-ri (창동리)
Ch'illi-ri (칠리리)
Haebil-li (해빛리)
Hŭng'o-ri (흥오리)
Kŏmhŭng-ri (검흥리)
Kŏmsal-li (검산리)
Kŭmp'ung-ri (금풍리)
Kwangch'ŏl-li (광천리)

Paeg'am-ri (백암리)
P'yŏnghwa-ri (평화리)
Ryongdŏng-ri (룡덕리)
Sasal-li (사산리)
Sinhŭng-ri (신흥리)
Sinp'ung-ri (신풍리)
Songdŏng-ri (송덕리)
Ssang'ul-li (쌍운리)
Taesŏng-ri (대성리)
Unjŏng-ri (운정리)
Yakchŏl-li (약전리)

Transportation

Sukch'ŏn county is served by the P'yŏngŭi, P'yŏngnam and Sŏhae 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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