Chungsan County

Chungsan County
증산군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Chosŏn'gŭl
  Hancha
  McCune-Reischauer Chŭngsan-kun
  Revised Romanization Jeungsan-gun
Country North Korea
State South Pyongan
Administrative centre Pyongsong
Area
  Total 346.32 km2 (133.71 sq mi)
Population (2008[1])
  Total 113,613
  Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)

Chungsan County (Jŭngsan kun) is a county of the province of South Pyongan in North Korea.

Reeducation camp No. 11 (official name Kyo-hwa-so No. 11), a large prison mostly for repatriated refugees, is located in the northwestern part of Chungsan County.

Administrative districts

The district is split into one ŭp (village) and 17 ri (towns).

References

  1. Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)

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