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Chongpyong County

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Country
  
North Korea

Province
  
South Hamgyong Province

Area
  
762.7 km²

Number of airports
  
1

Administrative divisions
  
1 ŭp, 2 workers' district, 42 ri

Chŏngp'yŏng County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It borders South P'yŏngan province to the south, and the East Korea Bay to the east.

Contents

Map of Chongpyong, South Hamgyong, North Korea

Physical features

The highest point is Noranbong. Most of the county's land is mountainous, but the southeast region is flat. The chief river is the Kumjin River. In the winter, its climate is continental and the weather is bitterly cold; however, the influence of the Rangrim Mountains makes Chŏngp'yŏng's climate milder than that of the Yellow Sea coast.

Administrative Divisions

Chŏngp'yong county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 42 ri (villages):

Agriculture and fishery

Rice is cultivated on the level ground of the southeast, where the soil is fertile. Small amounts of other farming and orcharding also take place. Due to the county's coastal location, fishing is also practised.

Mining

Mining is a minor component of the local economy.

Transport

Chŏngp'yŏng county is served by the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway.

References

Chongpyong County Wikipedia