Kimhwa County

For Gimhwa-eup in South Korea, see Cheorwon County. For historical Gimhwa County in Korea from 1914-2011, see Gimhwa County.

Kimhwa County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.

Kimhwa County 김화군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	김화군
• Hancha	金化郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Kimhwa-gun
• Revised Romanization	Gimhwa-gun
Map of Kangwon showing the location of Kimhwa
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwŏn Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' districts, 13 ri
Area
• Total	580 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	56,541
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)

Geography

Kimhwa county is primarily mountainous, but the county's southeastern region is low-lying. The highest peak is Pae'gyŏnsan (백연산). The chief stream is the Pukhan River. Approximately 80% of the county's area is taken up by forestland.

Administrative divisions

Kimhwa county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 13 ri (villages):

Kimhwa-ŭp (formerly Kŭmsŏngmyŏn) Hakpang-rodongjagu Ch'angdo-ri Ch'osŏ-ri Kubong-ri Ŏho-ri Pŏpsu-ri Ryonghyŏl-li

Sangp'al-li Sinch'ang-ri Sinp'ung-ri Tanghyŏl-li Wŏnbung-ri Wŏndong-ri Wŏnnam-ri

Economy

The chief local industry is agriculture. Local crops include potatoes, maize, rice, wheat, and barley. In addition, livestock and silkworms are raised, and orchards are cultivated. There are several mines, exploiting local deposits of manganese, gold, copper, talc, fluorite, barite, and anthracite.

Transportation

Kimhwa is connected to the rest of North Korea by road.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

External links

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)