Kusong

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Kusong
Chosŏn'gŭl:	구성시
Hanja:	龜城市
McCune-Reischauer:	Kusŏng si
Revised Romanization:	Guseong-si
Statistics
Area:	666.8 km²
Administrative divisions:	20 tong, 19 ri

Kusong is a kun, or county, in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the north. The highet point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The year-round average temperature is 8.2 °C, with a January average of -9.6 °C and an August average of 23.3 °C. 1300 millimeters of rain fall in a typical year. 22% of the county's area is cultivated; 64% is forested.

Educational institutions located in Kusong include Kusong Mechanical College and Kusong Industrial College.

[edit] References

• International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "구성시", 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author, 835-836. 

[edit] See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• North Pyongan

[edit] External links

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

Administrative divisions of North Pyongan province, North Korea
Capital:	Sinuiju
Cities:	Chongju | Kusong | Sinuiju
Counties:	Changsong | Cholsan | Chonma | Hyangsan | Kujang | Kwaksan | Nyongbyon | Pakchon | Pihyon | Pyoktong Ryongchon | Sakchu | Sindo | Sonchon | Taechon | Taegwan | Tongchang | Tongrim | Uiju | Unjon | Unsan | Yomju