Chunghwa County
Chunghwa | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 중화군 |
| • Hanja | 中和郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Chunghwa-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Junghwa-gun |
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| Country |  North Korea |
| Region | Pyongan |
| Administrative divisions | 1 up, 16 ri |
Chunghwa-gun is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties of East Pyongyang, North Korea. It sits north of Hwangju-gun, North Hwanghae, east of Kangnam-gun, North Hwanghae, west of Sangwŏn-gun, North Hwanghae, and south of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk (Ryokpo District), Pyongyang. It became part of Pyongyang in May 1963, when it separated from South P'yŏngan Province. Chunghwa-gun is the location of a few historic sights (both Revolutionary and pre-Japanese occupation), such as the Chunghwa Hyanggyo, as well as a few KPA weapons units.[citation needed] In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system.[1]
Divisions
The county is divided into one town (up), and 16 'ri' (villages).[2]
References
- ^ "Pyongyang now more than one-third smaller; food shortage issues suspected", Asahi Shinbun, 2010-07-17, retrieved 2010-07-19
- ^ http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i021.htm
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