Chaeryong County


Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography

Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng. Koguryo lost the area during the unification of Korea by the Koryo dynasty, who gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415 it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into one town, one worker's district and 24 villages.
Chosŏn'gŭlHancha
Chaeryŏng-ŭp재령읍
Kŭmsal-lodongjagu금산노동자구
Chaech'ŏl-l재천리
Changgung-ri장국리
Ch'ŏngch'ŏl-li청천리
Ch'ŏnma-ri천마리
Kanggyo-ri강교리
Kimjewŏl-li김제원리
Kosal-li고산리
Kulhae-ri굴해리
Namji-ri남지리
Pongch'ŏl-li봉천리
Pong'o-ri봉오리
Pudŏng-ri부덕리
Pukchi-ri북지리
Pyŏksal-li벽산리
Naerim-ri래림리
Ryonggyo-ri룡교리
Samjigang-ri삼지강리
Sin'got-ri신곶리
Sinhwanp'o-ri신환포리
Sŏkt'al-li석탄리
Sŏrim-ri서림리
Sŏwŏl-li서원리
Tongsinhŭng-ri동신흥리
Yanggye-ri양계리

People born in Chaeryŏng