Sohung County

Sŏhŭng County

서흥군
Sŏhŭng County 서흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	瑞興郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏhŭng-gun
• Revised Romanization	Seoheung-gun
	Poman-ri Fish Farm, Sohung County
	Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Sohung
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Area
• Total	566.14 km2 (218.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	100,887

Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

History

In 1952, during the Korean War, the North Koreans established a military training school in Sohung County called the Kumgang Political Institute with approximately 1,500 cadets.^[1] It was headed by South Korean Kim Ung-bin.

Administrative divisions

Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 20 ri (villages):

Sŏhŭng-ŭp
Chajang-ri
Ch'ŏngp'o-ri
Hwabong-ri
Hwagong-ri
Kach'ang-ri
Kŏmul-li
Kosŏng-ri
Kŭmsŭng-ri
Munmu-ri
Namhal-li

Paekyang-ri
Pŏmal-li
Pongha-ri
Rakchol-li
Sindang-ri
Songwŏl-li
Taep'yŏng-ri
Unch'ŏl-li
Yangam-ri
Yangsa-ri

As of 2015^[update], Sohung county had a population of around 100,000 people, with approximately 30,000 of these living in Sohung town.^[2]

Transportation

Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the Korean State Railway.

References

^ McCann, David Richard; Strauss, Barry S. (2001). War and Democracy: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War. M.E. Sharpe. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7656-0694-5.
^ "Improving sustainable access to drinking water and sanitation facilities". www.trianglegh.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

38°25′35″N 126°10′05″E / 38.42639°N 126.16806°E / 38.42639; 126.16806

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[1] McCann, David Richard; Strauss, Barry S. (2001). War and Democracy: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War. M.E. Sharpe. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7656-0694-5.

[2] "Improving sustainable access to drinking water and sanitation facilities". www.trianglegh.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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