Ryanggang Province
Ryanggang Province
량강도 | |
|---|---|
Hamgyŏng |
Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo;
Chagang to the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng. The provincial capital is Hyesan. In South Korean usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang" Korean: 양강도; RR: Yanggang-do, Korean pronunciation: [jaŋ.ɡaŋ.do]
).
Description
Along the northern border with China runs the
Kim Jong-il was born there when his parents were at a Communist anti-Japanese resistance camp at the mountain. The North Korean-Chinese border for 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the mountain is "dry, remote and mountainous, barely patrolled," making it one of the crossing areas for refugees from North Korea into China, although most, including refugees from Ryanggang itself, prefer to cross over the Tumen River.[3]
Although all of
Soviet dissolution, Ryanggang province, along with neighboring North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong provinces, are the poorest, forming North Korea's "Rust Belt" of industrialized cities with factories now decrepit and failing. The worst hunger of the 1990s famine years occurred in these three provinces, and most refugees into China come from the Rust Belt region.[3]
Ryanggang explosion
An explosion and
Kimhyŏngjik
-gun on 9 September 2004, the 56th anniversary of the creation of North Korea. This was reported a few days later on 12 September.
Power supply issues
In recent years, power supply problems have become prevalent in Ryanggang.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Ryanggang is divided into 2 cities (
Chosŏn'gŭl, and Hanja
.
| Image | Name | Chosongul
|
Hanja | Population (2008)[4] |
Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | |||||
 |
Hyesan (capital) | 혜산시 | 惠山市 | 192,680 | 25 dong, 4 ri |
 |
Samjiyon | 삼지연시 | 三池淵市 | 31,471 | 10 dong, 6 ri |
| County | |||||
 |
Kapsan County | 갑산군 | 甲山郡 | 70,611 | 1 up, 4 rodongjagu, 20 ri |
 |
Kimhyonggwon County | 김형권군 | 金亨權郡 | 37,528 | 1 up, 1 rodongjagu, 17 ri |
 |
Kimhyongjik County | 김형직군 | 金亨稷郡 | 57,729 | 1 up, 6 rodongjagu, 9 ri |
 |
Kimjongsuk County
|
김정숙군 | 金貞淑郡 | 42,618 | 1 up, 2 rodongjagu, 22 ri |
 |
Paegam County | 백암군 | 白岩郡 | 67,683 | 1 up, 19 rodongjagu, 4 ri |
 |
Pochon County | 보천군 | 普天郡 | 37,225 | 1 up, 2 rodongjagu, 17 ri |
 |
Pungso County | 풍서군 | 豊西郡 | 44,112 | 1 up, 3 rodongjagu, 17 ri |
 |
Samsu County | 삼수군 | 三水郡 | 40,311 | 1 up, 1 rodongjagu, 23 ri |
 |
Taehongdan County | 대홍단군 | 大紅湍郡 | 35,596 | 1 up, 9 rodongjagu |
 |
Unhung County | 운흥군 | 雲興郡 | 61,705 | 1 up, 10 rodongjagu, 10 ri |
References
- ^ "Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership" (PDF). Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification. January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "KCNA | Article | Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Efficient Tractors to Cities and Counties of Ryanggang Province". Korean Central News Agency. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ New York Times. The information cited in this footnote comes from the captions to the large illustrated map published with the newspaper article and available online with it.
- ^ "DPR Korea 2008 Population Census: National Report" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
External links
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