313:, the region officially was named Unsan County, however, some towns that were formerly under the control of the region became part of Chongju since it is too deep into the territory of other counties beside Unsan, "like teeth of a dog fit together (犬牙相入)". This decision shrank the number of houses under control of the subdivision to merely 70 making the independence of the county difficult, and the decision was reversed in 1449. In 1456, the town of Old Unsan was sent to the control of Chongju, and the town of Yonsan which was in the control of Yongbyon went under the control of Unsan.In 1459 the region was again incorporated into nearby counties, with work burden issues being located in a rural mountain, but this decision was also reversed in 1462.
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Of Unsan's cultivated land, most (70%) is dry-field, with numerous cattle farms; local crops include maize, soybeans, sweet potatoes, and vegetables as well as rice. Unsan leads the province in the production of sweet potatoes. Fruit is also raised. Gold and silver are mined, and factories produce
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In this Google Earth image, we can see a new Kim Jong-un/executive runway being installed in Unsan County (은산군) Between the
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