Ryongrim

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Ryongrim
Chosŏn'gŭl:	룡림군 (용림군)
Hanja:	龍林郡
McCune-Reischauer:	Ryongrim kun (S:Yongnim kun)
Revised Romanization:	Ryongrim-gun (S:Yongnim-gun)

Ryongrim is a kun, or county, in southeastern Chagang Province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim, Changjin, Chonchon, Tongsin, Taehung, and Songgan counties. The county is mainly alpine territory. It contains many mountain peaks, such as Wagal-bong (2,260m), Ch'ŏnŭimul-san (2,032m), Rangrim-san (2,186m), Milpuldŏk-san (1,577m), Ungŏsusan (2,020m), Toma-bong (1,525m), Paktal-san (1,817m), Taeda-san (1,463m), and Sonamsan (1,178m).

In the standard dialect of South Korea, Ryongrim loses its initial 'r' both in pronunciation and spelling. In addition, the second 'r' is assimilated in pronunciation to 'n' so that Ryongrim becomes Yongnim.

[edit] See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Chagang

[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 Chagang province, North Korea
Kanggye | Hŭich'ŏn | Manp'o | Changgang | Chasŏng | Chŏnch'ŏn | Ch'osan
Chunggang | Hwap'yŏng | Kop'ung | Rangrim | Ryongrim | Sijung | Sŏnggan
Songwŏn | Usi | Wiwŏn | Tongsin