Kangnam County
Kangnam County is one of the two suburban counties of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is north-west of Songrim, north-east of Hwangju County, west of Chunghwa County, and south of Nakrang-guyok. It is the location of cooperative farms and smaller industrial complexes. It became part of Pyongyang in May 1963, when it was separated from South P'yŏngan. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system.[2] However, it was returned to Pyongyang in 2011.[3]
Kangnam County
강남군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 강남군 |
| • Hanja | 江南郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kangnam-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Gangnam-gun |
| Country |  North Korea |
| Direct-administered city | P'yŏngyang-Chikhalsi |
| Administrative divisions | 1 up, 18 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.1 km2 (57.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 69,279 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
References
- North Korea: Administrative Division
- "Pyongyang now more than one-third smaller; food shortage issues suspected", Asahi Shimbun, 2010-07-17, retrieved 2010-07-19
- "Kangnam moved into Pyongyang".
- "더 북한".
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