Taehongdan

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Taehongdan
Chosŏn'gŭl:	대홍단군
Hanja:	大紅湍郡
McCune-Reischauer:	Taehongdan kun
Revised Romanization:	Daehongdan-gun
Statistics
Population:	32,600 (1991 est.)
Administrative divisions:	1 ŭp, 9 workers' districts

Taehongdan is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was originally part of Musan.

To the north, Taehongdan looks across the Tumen River at China. It stands on the northwest edge of the Paekmu Plateau. The highest of its many peaks is Changchongsan (장청산). 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.

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.

[edit] See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Ryanggang

[edit] External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

Administrative divisions of Ryanggang province, North Korea
Capital:	Hyesan
Cities:	Hyesan
Counties:	Kapsan | Kimhyonggwon | Kimhyongjik | Kimjongsuk | Paegam | Pochon | Pungso | Samjiyon | Samsu | Taehongdan | Unhung