Sungho County Explained

Sŭngho
Native Name:승호
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:승호군
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:勝湖郡
Translit Lang1 Type2:McCune–Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info2:Sŭngho-gun
Translit Lang1 Type3:Revised Romanization
Translit Lang1 Info3:Seungho-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North Hwanghae Province
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:85,624
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:8 tong, 6 ri

Sŭngho or Sŭngho-gun is a county of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It was formerly one of the 19 kuyŏk that constitute P'yŏngyang, but in 2010, it was administratively reassigned from P'yŏngyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in P'yŏngyang's food distribution system.

Administrative divisions

Sŭngho county is divided into 8 tong (neighbourhoods) and 6 ri (villages):

  • Apsae-dong(앞새동)
  • Hwach'ŏn 1-dong(화천1동)
  • Hwach'ŏn 2-dong(화천2동)
  • Namgang-dong(남강동)
  • Ripsŏk-tong(입석동)
  • Sŭngho 1-dong(승호1동)
  • Sŭngho 2-dong(승호2동)
  • Tokkol-dong(독골동)
  • Kŭm'ong-ri(금옥리)
  • Kwangch'ŏng-ri(광정리)
  • Mandal-li(만달리,萬達里)
  • Pongdo-ri(봉도리)
  • Rich'ŏl-li(이천리,梨川里)
  • Samch'ŏng-ri(삼청리,三靑里)

References

39.03°N 126°W

Notes and References

  1. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/North_Korea/Final%20national%20census%20report.pdf DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census