Yonsa

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Yonsa
Chosŏn'gŭl:	연사군
Hanja:	延社郡
McCune-Reischauer:	Yŏnsa kun
Revised Romanization:	Yeonsa-gun
Statistics
Population:	33,000 (1991 est.) area=1200 km²
Administrative divisions:	1 ŭp;, 1 workers' district, 10 ri

Yonsa is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It was created following the division of Korea, being split off from Musan county in the 1952 reorganization of local government.

The land of Yonsa is high and mountainous, with even the low-lying areas more than 500 meters above sea level. The county is traversed by the Hamgyong Mountains and the Paekmu Plateau. Various streams flow through the county, including the Yonmyonsu (연면수), Kuunsu (구운수), Sudongsu (수동수), and Sodusu (서두수). 84% of the county is forested. The highest point is Kwanmobong.

Lumbering dominates the economy of Yonsa, and there are numerous lumbermills. Wild roots and fruits are also gathered from the mountains.

There is very little agriculture, due to the lack of arable land; the farming that is carried out is chiefly dry-field farming. Yonsa is responsible for more than half of North Hamgyong's potato crop. Cultivated land makes up 4.3% of the county's area.

Yonsa lies on the Paekmu Line railroad, and is also served by roads.