| Usi County | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 雩時郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Usi-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Usi-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | North Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chagang Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 665 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 census |
| Population Total: | 42,919 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 22 ri |
Usi County is a kun, or county, in westernmost Chagang Province, North Korea. It looks across the Yalu River into the People's Republic of China. Within North Korea, it borders Chosan and Kopung to the east, Songwon to the south, and North Pyongan Province's Pyoktong county to the west. Originally part of Pyoktong, it was made a separate county in 1952 as part of a general reorganization of local government; in 1954, it was transferred from North Pyongan to Chagang.
There are no railroads in Usi, but it is connected by road to the neighboring districts of Chosan and Pyoktong, and beyond Pyoktong to Sinuiju. In addition, the Yalu is used for transportation. The stretch of the Yalu in Usi is part of the massive "Lake Supung", North Korea's largest reservoir.
The Yalu valley is farmed for rice, while the upland regions produce maize, potatoes, and sesame. There is little manufacturing. The county's Kaha-ri district is known for its medicinal waters.
Usi county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu), and 22 villages (ri).[1]
| Chosŏn'gŭl | Hancha | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Usi-ŭp | 우시읍 | ||
| Palŭl-lodongjagu | 발은노동자구 | ||
| Kŭmsŏng-ri | 금성리 | ||
| Kŭmyang-ri | 금양리 | ||
| Usang-ri | 우상리 | ||
| Ujung-ri | 우중리 | ||
| Siha-ri | 시하리 | ||
| Sisang-ri | 시상리 | ||
| P'yŏlha-ri | 별하리 | ||
| P'yŏlsang-ri | 별상리 | ||
| Kaha-ri | 가하리 | ||
| Kajung-ri | 가중리 | ||
| Kasang-ri | 가상리 | ||
| P'yŏngsang-ri | 평상리 | ||
| Taep'yŏng-ri | 대평리 | ||
| Sangp'yŏng-ri | 상평리 | ||
| Hap'yŏng-ri | 하평리 | ||
| Puhŭng-ri | 부흥리 | ||
| Pukha-ri | 북하리 | ||
| Puksang-ri | 북상리 | ||
| Osang-ri | 오상리 | ||
| Oha-ri | 오하리 | ||
| Ryonghae-ri | 룡해리 | ||
| Hachang-ri | 하창리 |