Taedong County Explained

Taedong County
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1 Type:Chosŏn'gŭl
Translit Lang1 Info:대동군
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hancha
Translit Lang1 Info2:Taedong-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:Daedong-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South P'yŏngan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:300
Population Total:129761
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 21 ri

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

Administrative divisions

Taedong County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):

  • Taedong-ŭp (대동읍)
  • Sijŏng-rodongjagu (시정로동자구)
  • Changsal-li (장산리)
  • Chungsŏng-ri (중석화리)
  • Haksu-ri (학수리)
  • Kajang-ri (가장리)
  • Kosal-li (고산리)
  • Kŭmjŏng-ri (금정리)
  • Masal-li (마산리)
  • Ogŭm-ri (오금리)
  • Pansŏng-ri (반석리)
  • P'alch'ŏl-li (팔청리)
  • P'an'gyo-ri (판교리)
  • Sangsŏ-ri (상서리)
  • Sŏje-ri (서제리)
  • Sŏngch'il-li (성칠리)
  • Sŏngsam-ri (성삼리)
  • Sunhwa-ri (순화리)
  • Tŏkch'ol-li (덕촌리)
  • Tŏkhwa-ri (덕화리)
  • Wau-ri (와우리)
  • Wŏnch'ŏl-li (원천리)
  • Yŏnggong-ri (연곡리)

Notable people

References

  1. 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
  2. "황순원" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Web site: Author Database - Korea Literature Translation Institute . September 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055413/http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do . September 21, 2013.

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