County in Kangwŏn, North Korea
P'yŏnggang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east.
Physical features
A portion of the county is occupied by the Ryongam wetlands, which also cross into Ch'ŏrwŏn. Most of the county's terrain is mountainous, although there a few small expanses of level ground. The Kwangju and Majŏllyŏng mountains pass through P'yŏnggang. The region is prone to heavy rains.[citation needed]
History
The P'yŏnggang area was known as Puyang hyŏn during the Koguryŏ period, and as Kangp'yŏng (강평) under Silla. In the Koryŏ Dynasty, it was included in Tongju (동주); in the Chosŏn dynasty, it took its modern name.
Climate
Climate data for Pyonggang (1991–2020)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−1.2 (29.8)
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2.0 (35.6)
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8.1 (46.6)
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15.8 (60.4)
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21.7 (71.1)
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25.3 (77.5)
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26.4 (79.5)
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27.5 (81.5)
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23.8 (74.8)
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17.9 (64.2)
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9.0 (48.2)
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0.8 (33.4)
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14.8 (58.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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−7.0 (19.4)
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−3.6 (25.5)
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2.4 (36.3)
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9.2 (48.6)
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15.3 (59.5)
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19.9 (67.8)
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22.5 (72.5)
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22.9 (73.2)
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17.9 (64.2)
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11.1 (52.0)
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3.4 (38.1)
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−4.4 (24.1)
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9.1 (48.4)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−13.3 (8.1)
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−9.4 (15.1)
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−3.1 (26.4)
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2.5 (36.5)
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9.2 (48.6)
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14.8 (58.6)
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19.1 (66.4)
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19.0 (66.2)
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12.6 (54.7)
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4.8 (40.6)
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−1.9 (28.6)
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−9.4 (15.1)
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3.7 (38.7)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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11.5 (0.45)
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24.0 (0.94)
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25.4 (1.00)
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65.6 (2.58)
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92.5 (3.64)
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114.6 (4.51)
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369.9 (14.56)
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286.6 (11.28)
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108.4 (4.27)
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51.4 (2.02)
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40.4 (1.59)
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21.6 (0.85)
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1,211.9 (47.71)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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5.0
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5.0
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5.8
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6.9
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7.7
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8.8
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14.4
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12.4
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6.9
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5.0
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6.5
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6.5
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90.9
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Average snowy days
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5.2
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3.9
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3.5
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0.5
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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2.0
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5.5
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20.6
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Average relative humidity (%)
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73.3
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70.3
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68.9
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64.7
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69.4
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76.7
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86.1
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84.9
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79.8
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74.4
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74.6
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74.4
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74.8
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Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]
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Administrative divisions
On August 15, 1945, P'yŏnggang county included 1 ŭp (P'yŏnggang), 6 myŏn (Sŏ, Nam, Hyŏnnae, Mokchŏn, Sep'o, Yujin). Presently, it is divided into 1 ŭp and 30 ri (villages):
- P'yŏnggang-ŭp
- Aptong-ri
- Chawŏl-li
- Chŏngsal-li
- Chŏnsŭng-ri
- Ch'ŏn'am-ri
- Haebang-ri
- Haju-ri
- Hasong-ri
- Hwaam-ri
- Kagong-ri
- Kŏnch'ŏl-li
- Kŭmgong-ri
- Kŭndong-ri
- Munbong-ri
- Munsal-li
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- Naech'ŏl-li
- Namyang-ri
- Oktong-ri
- Pokkye-ri
- Pongrae-ri
- Rangha-ri
- Rangwŏl-li
- Risudŏng-ri
- Sanggap-ri
- Sangsonggwal-li
- Sangwŏl-li
- Sinjŏng-ri
- Sŏngsal-li
- Sut'ae-ri
- T'apkŏ-ri
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In addition, Jeongyeon-ri (정연리) in Galmal-Eup of Cheorwon County was traditionally part of Pyonggang County, and was the only part of the county that was ceded south after the Korean War.[2]
Economy
The county is well-suited to agriculture, and rice farming is especially developed. In addition, the mines of P'yŏnggang extract gold, tungsten, nepheline, zircon, alunite, and diatomaceous earth.[citation needed]
See also
References
External links
38°19′17″N 127°27′52″E / 38.3214°N 127.4644°E / 38.3214; 127.4644