Knowledge (XXG)

Sonchon County

Source 📝

117: 428: 254: 651: 418:
The local economy relies on agriculture, including livestock-raising and sericulture, as well as fishing and manufacturing. Local crops include rice, maize, tobacco and soybeans. Factories in Sŏnch'ŏn manufacture ironware, ceramics, and tobacco products.
46: 293:. The year-round average temperature is 8.5 °C, with a January average of -9.2 °C and an August average of 23.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1192 mm. The island of 471:
In February 2011, the area and other cities in North P'yŏngan had rare protests, of a few score of people, calling for adequate provision of rice and power. At the time, news of the
289:
The terrain varies between hills and plains; numerous islands are also found along the indented coastline. The highest point is Kainbong (가인봉, 535 m), which is the source of the
463:
religious activity, with more than 50 churches. There were also 13 Buddhist temples. These were all converted or destroyed following the establishment of the DPRK.
814: 116: 687: 617: 489: 317: 311: 202: 146: 853: 659: 301:, and is also home to a variety of plants normally found only in warm areas. Some 45% of the county's area is forestland. 610: 484: 134: 524: 427: 626: 603: 212: 139: 577: 440: 104: 290: 60: 568: 298: 583: 573: 91: 775: 745: 725: 695: 235:; to the south, it borders nothing but the sea. Sŏnch'ŏn was reorganized in 1952, with two 740: 710: 562: 554: 237: 780: 770: 765: 730: 720: 700: 228: 253: 847: 735: 715: 705: 513: 494: 460: 220: 800: 795: 790: 755: 750: 595: 436: 785: 472: 216: 127: 650: 588: 208: 829: 816: 451:. In addition, a passenger ferry operates between Sinmido and the mainland. 444: 677: 667: 640: 448: 294: 232: 17: 536:
International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "선천군".
475:
was spreading via Chinese TV channels and phone calls with defectors.
82: 79: 76: 672: 224: 71: 459:
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area was a hotbed of
241:, or townships, being split off to form the new county of Tongrim. 426: 599: 248: 265: 686: 658: 633: 188: 180: 175: 167: 162: 145: 133: 123: 101: 88: 69: 58: 53: 32: 525:Can the 'Jasmine Revolution' Spread to N.Korea? 611: 8: 618: 604: 596: 29: 506: 490:Administrative divisions of North Korea 174: 161: 144: 122: 113: 100: 52: 584:Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas) 187: 179: 166: 132: 87: 68: 57: 27:County in North P'yŏngan, North Korea 7: 514:North Korea: Administrative Division 431:Sonchon-up railway station, May 2007 574:Korean language Britannica (Empas) 309:Sŏnch'ŏn county is divided into 1 25: 435:Sŏnch'ŏn county is served by the 207:, or county, on the coast of the 171:724 km (280 sq mi) 649: 589:Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate) 252: 115: 527:, Chosun Ilbo, 23 February 2011 1: 569:Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber) 540:. Seoul: Author. p. 830. 555:Pictures of Pyongan Province 54:Korean transcription(s) 219:. To the north it borders 870: 369: 326: 854:Counties of North Pyongan 647: 114: 44: 485:Geography of North Korea 305:Administrative divisions 147:Administrative divisions 36: 627:North P'yŏngan Province 297:hosts a peak of 532 m, 192:170/km (450/sq mi) 830:39.79917°N 124.91722°E 565:online encyclopedias: 432: 443:, which runs between 430: 461:Protestant Christian 441:Korean State Railway 189: • Density 105:Revised Romanization 835:39.79917; 124.91722 826: /  433: 402:Wŏnch'ang-ri (원창리) 365:Changgong-ri (장공리) 264:. You can help by 231:, and to the west 181: • Total 168: • Total 809: 808: 411: 410: 390:Chang'yo-ri (장요리) 384:Songhyŏl-li (송현리) 335:Paekhyŏl-li (백현리) 332:Wŏlch'ŏl-li (월천리) 329:Sŏnch'ŏn-ŭp (선천읍) 285:Physical features 282: 281: 196: 195: 92:McCune-Reischauer 16:(Redirected from 861: 841: 840: 838: 837: 836: 831: 827: 824: 823: 822: 819: 653: 620: 613: 606: 597: 553: 541: 528: 522: 516: 511: 381:In'gong-ri (인곡리) 375:Yŏnbong-ri (연봉리) 359:Samsŏng-ri (삼성리) 353:Sambong-ri (삼봉리) 350:Wŏnbong-ri (원봉리) 344:Kuch'ŏl-li (구청리) 324: 323: 277: 274: 256: 249: 211:in west-central 119: 107: 94: 39: 30: 21: 869: 868: 864: 863: 862: 860: 859: 858: 844: 843: 834: 832: 828: 825: 820: 817: 815: 813: 812: 810: 805: 682: 654: 645: 629: 624: 563:Korean language 551: 548: 535: 532: 531: 523: 519: 512: 508: 503: 481: 469: 457: 425: 416: 405:Unjong-ri (운종리) 393:Chindo-ri (진도리) 387:Ilbong-ri (일봉리) 356:Sŏkhwa-ri (석화리) 347:Kusŏng-ri (고성리) 338:Ansang-ri (안상리) 307: 287: 278: 272: 269: 262:needs expansion 247: 199:Sŏnch'ŏn County 103: 90: 49: 40: 37: 35: 34:Sŏnch'ŏn County 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 867: 865: 857: 856: 846: 845: 807: 806: 804: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 692: 690: 684: 683: 681: 680: 675: 670: 664: 662: 656: 655: 648: 646: 644: 643: 637: 635: 631: 630: 625: 623: 622: 615: 608: 600: 594: 593: 592: 591: 586: 581: 571: 559: 557: 547: 546:External links 544: 543: 542: 530: 529: 517: 505: 504: 502: 499: 498: 497: 492: 487: 480: 477: 468: 465: 456: 453: 424: 423:Transportation 421: 415: 412: 409: 408: 407: 406: 403: 400: 399:Munsa-ri (문사리) 397: 396:Yaksu-ri (약수리) 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 376: 373: 372:Hyoja-ri (효자리) 368: 367: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 341:In'am-ri (인암리) 339: 336: 333: 330: 315:(town) and 24 306: 303: 286: 283: 280: 279: 259: 257: 246: 243: 223:, to the east 213:North P'yŏngan 194: 193: 190: 186: 185: 182: 178: 177: 173: 172: 169: 165: 164: 160: 159: 149: 143: 142: 140:North P'yŏngan 137: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 112: 111: 108: 99: 98: 95: 86: 85: 74: 67: 66: 63: 56: 55: 51: 50: 45: 42: 41: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 866: 855: 852: 851: 849: 842: 839: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 693: 691: 689: 685: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 665: 663: 661: 657: 652: 642: 639: 638: 636: 632: 628: 621: 616: 614: 609: 607: 602: 601: 598: 590: 587: 585: 582: 579: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 560: 558: 556: 552:(in Japanese) 550: 549: 545: 539: 534: 533: 526: 521: 518: 515: 510: 507: 500: 496: 495:North Pyongan 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 482: 478: 476: 474: 466: 464: 462: 454: 452: 450: 446: 442: 438: 437:P'yŏngŭi Line 429: 422: 420: 413: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 378:Roha-ri (로하리) 377: 374: 371: 370: 364: 362:Kobu-ri (고부리) 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 334: 331: 328: 327: 325: 322: 320: 319: 314: 313: 304: 302: 300: 296: 292: 291:Tongrae River 284: 276: 267: 263: 260:This section 258: 255: 251: 250: 244: 242: 240: 239: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 205: 200: 191: 183: 170: 158: 154: 150: 148: 141: 138: 136: 129: 126: 118: 110:Seoncheon-gun 109: 106: 102: •  96: 93: 89: •  84: 81: 78: 75: 73: 70: •  64: 62: 59: •  48: 43: 31: 19: 811: 760: 538:北韓情報總覽 2000 537: 520: 509: 470: 458: 434: 417: 321:(villages): 316: 310: 308: 288: 273:January 2022 270: 266:adding to it 261: 236: 203: 198: 197: 156: 152: 97:Sŏnch'ŏn-gun 833: / 821:124°55′02″E 473:Arab Spring 217:North Korea 128:North Korea 818:39°47′57″N 776:Tongch'ang 746:Ryongch'ŏn 696:Ch'angsŏng 501:References 445:P'yŏngyang 215:province, 209:Yellow Sea 176:Population 61:Chosŏn'gŭl 766:T'aech'ŏn 726:Nyŏngbyŏn 299:Unjongsan 848:Category 761:Sŏnch'ŏn 741:Pyŏktong 731:Pakch'ŏn 711:Hyangsan 701:Ch'ŏlsan 688:Counties 479:See also 467:Protests 455:Religion 135:Province 781:Tongrim 771:Taegwan 736:P'ihyŏn 721:Kwaksan 706:Ch'ŏnma 678:Sinŭiju 668:Chŏngju 641:Sinŭiju 634:Capital 449:Sinŭiju 439:of the 414:Economy 295:Sinmido 245:History 233:Tongrim 229:Kwaksan 221:Ch'ŏnma 184:126,350 124:Country 18:Sonchon 716:Kujang 673:Kusŏng 660:Cities 225:Kusŏng 72:Hancha 47:County 801:Yŏmju 796:Unsan 791:Unjŏn 756:Sindo 751:Sakju 201:is a 155:, 24 786:Ŭiju 447:and 238:myŏn 227:and 163:Area 578:Map 561:In 268:. 204:kun 65:선천군 38:선천군 850:: 318:ri 312:ŭp 157:ri 153:ŭp 151:1 619:e 612:t 605:v 580:) 576:( 275:) 271:( 83:郡 80:川 77:宣 20:)

Index

Sonchon
County
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha



McCune-Reischauer
Revised Romanization
Location of Sŏnch'ŏn County
North Korea
Province
North P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions
kun
Yellow Sea
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
Ch'ŏnma
Kusŏng
Kwaksan
Tongrim
myŏn

adding to it
Tongrae River
Sinmido
Unjongsan
ŭp
ri

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.