Sepo County

Sep'o County

세포군
Sep'o County 세포군
County
	세포군 · Sepo County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	세포군
• Hancha	洗浦郡
• McCune–Reischauer	Sep'o-gun
• Revised Romanization	Sepo-gun
	Map of Kangwon showing the location of Sepo
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwŏn Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 24 ri
Area
• Total	969 km2 (374 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	61,113
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)

Sep'o County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It was created as a separate entity following the division of Korea.

Physical features

The county is primarily mountainous, and is traversed by the Masingryŏng and Kwangju ranges. There are numerous mountains outside of these two ranges as well. The chief streams include the Namdaech'ŏn, Yongjich'ŏn, and Komitanch'ŏn (고미탄천). 75% of the county's area is occupied by forestland.

Administrative divisions

Sep'o county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 24 ri (villages):

Sep'o-ŭp
Changch'ol-lodongjagu
Chŏngdong-ri
Chungp'yŏng-ri
Chungsam-ri
Ch'ŏn'gi-ri
Ch'up'yŏng-ri
Kisal-li
Naep'yŏng-ri
Paeksal-li
Pokmal-li
Pukp'yŏng-ri
Rimong-ri

Sambang-ri
Sangsul-li
Sindong-ri
Sinsaeng-ri
Sŏha-ri
Songp'o-ri
Sŏngp'yŏng-ri
Sŏngsal-li
Taegong-ri
Taemul-li
Wŏnnam-ri
Yaksu-ri
Yuyŏl-li

Economy

Sep'o is host to deposits of molybdenum, silver, zinc, and fluorite. Agriculture also contributes to the local economy; Sepo is particularly known for its radishes. In addition, livestock raising and orcharding play a role, and there is some small-scale manufacturing as well.

Transport

Sep'o county is served by several stations on the Kangwŏn and Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn lines of the Korean State Railway, including Sep'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn station in Sep'o-ŭp, which is the junction point of the two lines.

References

^ North Korea: Administrative Division

External links

In Korean language online encyclopedias:

[1] North Korea: Administrative Division

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