Sangwon County
| Sangwon County 상원군 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 祥原郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sangwŏn-kun |
| • Revised Romanization | Sangwon-gun |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North Hwanghae Province |
| Administrative divisions | 1 up, 1 rodongjagu, 20 ri |
Sangwon County is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties located in east Pyongyang, North Korea. Prior to 1952, Sangwon was merely a township of Chunghwa County. In 1952 it was separated as a separate county, and in 1963 it was added as a county of Pyongyang. It is north of North Hwanghae's Hwangju, Yontan-gun, and Suan-gun, south of the Nam River and Kangdong-gun west of Yonsan-gun, and east of Chunghwa-gun. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system.[1]
Divisions
The county is divided into one town (up), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 20 'ri' (villages).[2]
References
- ↑ "Pyongyang now more than one-third smaller; food shortage issues suspected", Asahi Shinbun, 2010-07-17, retrieved 2010-07-19
- ↑ http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i022.htm
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