| Taehongdan County | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 대홍단군 |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hancha |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Taehongdan-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Daehongdan-gun |
| Mapsize: | 270px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ryanggang |
| Area Total Km2: | 680.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 census |
| Population Total: | 35,596 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 1 ŭp, 9 workers' districts |
Taehongdan County is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was originally part of Musan County.
The Taehongdan Revolutionary Battle Site there commemorates battles waged by Kim Il Sung in the area during the anti-Japanese struggle.[1]
To the north, Taehongdan looks across the Tumen River at China. It stands on the northwest edge of the Paektu Plateau. The highest of its many peaks is Changchongsan . The chief river is the Tumen. Some 91% of the county's area is taken up by forestland. Due to its inland location, Taehongdan has a continental climate with cold winters.
Taehongdan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 9 rodongjagu (workers' districts):
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Logging is an important local industry. Agriculture is also key, with the county leading the nation in potato production and also producing barley, wheat and soybeans. Livestock are also raised in the county, and there is some manufacturing.
Taehongdan is served by roads, but not by rail.