Yonsan County Explained

Yŏnsan County
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:County
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:延山郡
Translit Lang1 Info2:Yŏnsan-gun
Translit Lang1 Info3:Yeonsan-gun
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Hwanghae Province
Area Total Km2:547.5
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Total:66,568
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Administrative divisions

Yŏnsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

Yŏnsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 14 ri (villages):

  • Yŏnsan-ŭp
  • Holdong-rodongjagu
  • Kongp'o-ri
  • Oktŏng-ri
  • Panch'ŏl-li
  • Pangjŏng-ri
  • Saenggŭm-ri
  • Sanggong-ri
  • Sillang-ri
  • Songch'ol-li
  • Songsal-li
  • Taegul-li
  • Taep'yŏng-ri
  • Taeryong-ri
  • Taesal-li
  • Toch'i-ri

Infrastructure

Yonsan has a hydropower station with two generator units. The first unit commenced operation on 9 September 2008.[2]

Transportation

Yonsan County has a trolleybus line in Holdong-rodongjagu; it is observed to run west to a tunnel entrance from next to a building in Holdong-rodongjagu. The state of operation is unknown and no trolleybuses can be observed from satellite imagery.[3]

Historic sites

The tomb complex of Kongp'o-ri[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. [록화보도] 9월14일 20시보도]. 2021-09-14. Korean Central Television. ko. 2021-09-15. 2021-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210915010543/http://www.uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptype=ccentv&mtype=view&no=54510#pos. dead.
  3. Web site: 북한지역정보넷. 2021-01-02. www.cybernk.net.
  4. Web site: 황해북도 연산군 공포리 무덤떼 발굴 간략보고. 동북아역사넷.