Chonchon (North Korea)

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Chonchon
Chosŏn'gŭl 전천군 Hancha 前川郡 McCune-Reischauer Chŏnch'ŏn kun Revised Romanization Jeoncheon-gun
Statistics
Area 980 km² (380 sq mi) Population (1990) 100,000 (est.) Population density 102 /km² (260 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 5 workers' districts, 11 ri

Chonchon is a kun, or county, in central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye, it was made a separate county in 1949. The terrain is high and mountainous; the highest point is Sungjoksan, 1984 m above sea level. The Chogyuryong Mountains pass through the eastern part of the county.

A significant match factory is located in the county, as is North Korea's largest fir tree.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Chagang Province profile
• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:

• • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

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