Changyon County

Changyŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Changyŏn County

장연군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja長淵郡
 • McCune-ReischauerChangyŏn-gun
 • Revised RomanizationJangyeon-gun
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 19 ri

Geography

Changyŏn is bordered to the north by Kwail and Songhwa, to the east by Samch'ŏn and T'aet'an, to the south by Ryongyŏn, and to the west by the Yellow Sea. Most of the land in Changyŏn is composed of flat plains, with mountains forming its borders. The highest point is Mt. Pult'a, at 609 meters (1,998 ft).[1]

History

Changyŏn county was created under the Yi dynasty. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes, when the entire south of the county was split away to form Ryongyŏn county. In 1956 it became part of South Hwanghae Province when the former Hwanghae Province was split.

Transportation

The county is served by the Changyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway, which stops at Ragyŏn and Changyŏn stations. There is also a highway which runs through Changyŏn-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp), 1 Worker's District (rodongjagu) and 19 villages (ri).[2]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Changyŏn-ŭp장연읍長淵邑
Ragyŏ-lodongjagu락연노동자樂淵勞動者區
Ch'angp'a-ri창파읍蒼波邑
Ch'ŏnggye-ri청계읍清溪里
Ch'uhwa-ri추화읍秋花邑
Haeal-li해안리海安里
Hakrim-ri학림리鶴林里
Hwawŏl-li화원리花源里
Kŭmsa-ri금사리金寺里
Kwangch'ŏl-li광천리廣天里
Myŏngch'ŏl-li명천리明川里
Nulsal-li눌산리訥山里
Paksal-li샘물리샘물里
Rakhŭng-ri락흥리樂興里
Saemmul-li산천리山川里
Samsal-li삼산리三山里
Sanch'ŏl-li산천리山川里
Sansu-ri산수리山水里
Sema-ri세마리細馬里
Sŏkchang-ri석장리石長里
Sŏnjŏng-ri선정리仙亭里

People born in Changyŏn
  • Ro Ch'ŏn-myŏng (1912-1957), poet
  • Ryu Kyŏng-hwan (1936-???), poet

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "중앙일보 - 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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