Sudong County

Sudong County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul수동군
 • Hanja水洞郡
 • Revised RomanizationSudong-gun
 • McCune–ReischauerSudong kun
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Sudong
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Sudong
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth Hamgyong
Administrative divisions6 dong, 14 ri
Area
 • Total
783.4 km2 (302.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
95,716
 • Density122.2/km2 (316.4/sq mi)

Sudong County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It was formed from part of Kowŏn County in December 1990.

Sudong is the site of a major coal seam first discovered in 1918. The P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway passes through the district.

Administrative divisions

Sudong is divided into 6 dong (neighbourhoods) and 14 ri (villages):

  • Changdong-dong
  • Palhŭng-dong
  • Sudong-dong
  • Tŏksa-dong
  • Un'gok-dong
  • Wŏn'gŏ-dong
  • Changryang-ri
  • Chukchŏl-ri
  • Ch'ŏnsŏng-ri
  • Ch'ŏn'ŭl-ri
  • Ch'ukchŏl-ri
  • Hoep'yŏng-ri
  • Ryongp'yŏng-ri
  • Samp'yŏng-ri
  • Sangong-ri
  • Sŏngnae-ri
  • Sŏngnam-ri
  • Susal-ri
  • Unhŭng-ri
  • Unsal-ri

Transportation

Sudong-gu has a trolleybus line opened in 1979 running within this district, linking residential areas to Kowon mine. The line opened in 1979, with a number of second hand Chollima 9.11 trolleybuses used to serve the line initially. The line appears to no longer have any trolleybuses.

Kowon Tangwang Line runs to this district from Tunjon station, serving the colliery.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ↑ "행정구역 개편 일지". NKChosun.com. 2006-04-05. Archived from the original on 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2006-11-08. See also 고원군의 연혁[link removed]
  3. ↑ 고원-문천탄전 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia/Naver. Retrieved 2006-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "민추본". www.unikorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  5. ↑ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Обзор транспорта Северной Кореи". www.gruzovikpress.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  7. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato; 国分隼人 (2007). Shōgun sama no tetsudō : Kitachōsen tetsudō jijō. Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6. OCLC 140100407.