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Hoechang County

County in South P'yŏngan, North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hoech'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

Revised RomanizationHoechang-gun
CountryNorth Korea
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 17 ri
Quick facts Hoech'ang County 회창군, Korean transcription(s) ...
Hoech'ang County
회창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl회창군
 • Hancha檜倉郡
 • McCune-ReischauerHoech'ang-gun
 • Revised RomanizationHoechang-gun
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Hoechang
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Hoechang
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 17 ri
Area
 • Total
681.43 km2 (263.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total
89,959
 • Density132.02/km2 (341.92/sq mi)
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History

Before 1945, most of the territory that now comprises Hoech'ang, was part of neighbouring Sŏngch'ŏn county. In 1952 four townships from Sŏngch'ŏn (Sungin-myŏn, Kuryong-myŏn, Rungjung-myŏn, and Taegok-myŏn) and one from Koksan (Pongmyŏng-myŏn) were split from their counties and merged to form Hoech'ang County.

Administrative divisions

The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):

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