Chaeryong County

Chaeryong County
재령군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja 載寧郡
 • McCune-Reischauer Chaeryŏng-gun
 • Revised Romanization Jaeryeong-gun
Country North Korea
Province South Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 24 ri

Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography

Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (息城郡). Koguryo lost the area during the unification of Korea by the Koryo dynasty, who gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415 it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

The county is served by railway Line, which stops at Chaeryŏng and Kumsan Stations. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng Town.

Divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri). [1]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Chaeryŏng Town재령읍載寧邑
Kŭmsan Worker's District금산노동자구金山勞動者區
Chaech'ŏn재천리財泉里
Changguk-ri장국리墻菊里
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn-ri청천리清川里
Ch'ŏnma-ri천마리川磨里
Kanggyo-ri강교리江橋里
Kimjewŏn-ri김제원리金濟元里
Kosan-ri고산리孤山里
Kulhae-ri굴해리屈海里
Namji-ri남지리南芝里
Pongch'ŏn-ri봉천리蓬泉里
Pongo-ri봉오리鳳梧里
Pudŏk-ri부덕리富德里
Pukji-ri북지리北芝里
Pyŏksan-ri벽산리碧山里
Naerim-ri래림리來臨里
Ryonggyo-ri룡교리龍橋里
Samjigang-ri삼지강리三支江里
Singot-ri신곶리新串里
Sinhwanp'o-ri신환포리新換浦里
Sŏkt'an-ri석탄리石灘里
Sŏrim-ri서림리西林里
Sŏwŏn-ri서원리書院里
Tongsinhung-ri동신흥리東新興里
Yanggye-ri양계리陽溪里

People born in Chaeryŏng

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i118.htm