Hoechang

Hoechang County Chosŏn'gŭl: 회창군 Hanja: 檜倉郡 MR: Hoech'ang-gun RR: Hoechang-gun
Kintra	North Korea
State	Pyongannam-do
Admeenistrative centre	Hyesan
Area
• Total	681.43 km2 (263.10 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	89,959
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)

Hoechang-gun is a coonty in Pyongannam-do, North Korea.

History

Afore 1945, maist o the territory that nou comprises Hoechang wis pairt o neebourin Songchon coonty. In 1952 fower tounships frae Songchon (Sungin-myon, Kuryong-myon, Rungjung-myon, an Taegok-myon) an ane frae Koksan (Pongmyong-myon) wur split frae their coonties an mergit tae form Hoechang Coonty.

Admeenistrative destricts

The destrict is split intae ane up (toun), fower rodongjagu (wirker's destricts, abbreviatit as gu), an seiventeen ri (veelages).

Hoechang-up 회창읍/檜倉邑 Hwajon-gu 화전로동자구/花田勞動者區 Paekryong-gu 백령로동자구/白嶺勞動者區 Sinjak-gu 신작로동자구/新作勞動者區 Sokhwang-gu 석황로동자구/石黃勞動者區 Chidong-ri 지동리/芝洞里 Chongsan-ri 정산리/井山里 Hoeun-ri 회운리/回雲里

Hwasim-ri 화심리/花尋里 Kaun-ri 가운리/佳雲里 Kuryong-ri 구룡리/九龍里 Muno-ri 문어리/文語里 Naedong-ri 내동리/內洞里 Sinsong-ri 신성리/新成里 Songdong-ri 송동리/松洞里 Sungin-ri 숭인리/崇仁里

Taebong-ri 대봉리/大峰里 Taedok-ri 대덕리/大德里 Taegok-ri 대곡리/大谷里 Taekin-ri 택인리/擇仁里 Tokryon-ri 덕련리/德連里 Yangchun-ri 양춘리/陽春里

References

• (in Korean) Detailed map
• (in Korean) County information Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine