Chongpyong
Chongpyong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 정평군 |
| • Hanja | 定平郡 |
| • Revised Romanisation | Jeongpyeong-gun |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngp'yŏng kun |
| Kintra | North Korea |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 1 ŭp, 1 wirkers' destrict, 43 ri |
Chongpyong is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea. It borders Pyongannam-do province tae the sooth, an the East Korea Bay tae the east.
Pheesical featurs
[eedit | edit soorce]The heichest pynt is Noranbong. Maist o the coonty's laund is muntainous, but the sootheast region is flat. The chief river is the Kumjin River. In the winter, its climate is continental an the wather is bitterly cauld; housomeivver, the influence o the Rangrim Mountains maks Chongpyong's climate milder than that o the Yellae Sea coast.
Economy
[eedit | edit soorce]Agricultur an fishery
[eedit | edit soorce]Rice is cultivatit on the level grund o the sootheast, whaur the soil is fertile. Sma amoonts o ither fermin an orchartin tak place an aw. Due tae the coonty's coastal location, fishin is practisit.
Minin
[eedit | edit soorce]Minin is a minor component o the local economy.
Transport
[eedit | edit soorce]Railweys servin Chongpyong include the Wonsan Line an the Hamgyong Line (nou Pyongra Line).
See an aw
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