Sudong County

Sudong County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It was formed from part of Kowŏn County in December 1990.[2]

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 tong, 14 ri
Area
 • Total783.4 km2 (302.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total95,716
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)

Sudong is the site of a major coal seam first discovered in 1918.[3] The P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway passes through the district.

Administrative divisions

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

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

Transportation

Sudong-gu has a trolleybus line opened in 1979 running within this district,[4] linking residential areas to Kowon mine.[5] The line opened in 1979, with a number of second hand Chollima 9.11 trolleybuses used to serve the line initially.[6] The line appears to no longer have any trolleybuses.

Kowon Tangwang Line runs to this district from Tunjon station, serving the colliery.[7]

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
  3. 고원-문천탄전 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia/Naver. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
  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.


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