Kwaksan County

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Geography

Numerous small rivers meet the sea in Kwaksan, including the Tongrae, Sasŏng, and Sach'ŏn (Script error: No such module "Lang".). There are 15 islands off the coast, which measures Script error: No such module "convert". in total. Forestland occupies 46.5% of the county's area, and is 80% pine; cultivated land occupies 30% of the area, and is 50% rice paddies.

Administrative divisions

Kwaksan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 19 ri (villages):

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  • Namdal-li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Sŏktong-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ryŏmho-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Roha-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Wŏnha-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Wŏnp'o-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ch'ŏntae-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Ch'ojang-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Tonggyŏng-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Kwanjang-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Kohyŏl-li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Samdal-li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • An'ŭi-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Amjung-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Munsang-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Kunsal-li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Tangsang-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Wŏr'ong-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Changryong-ri (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Climate

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Economy

The chief crops are rice, maize, apples, and peaches. Silkworms and livestock are also raised, and fishing also contributes to the local economy.

Transportation

The P'yŏngŭi Line of the Korean State Railway passes through the county on its way between P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju.

Places of interest

Local attractions include a five-story stone pagoda dating from the Koryŏ period in Wŏnha-ri, and the Rŭngsan fortress (Script error: No such module "Lang".), established in 996 by the general Sŏ Hŭi.

The only institution of higher learning in the county is a technical school.

See also

References

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External links

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