Taedong County

"Taedong" redirects here. For other uses, see Taedong (disambiguation).
Taedong County
대동군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl대동군
 • Hancha大同郡
 • McCune-ReischauerTaedong-gun
 • Revised RomanizationDaedong-gun
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Taedong
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Taedong
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 21 ri
Area
 • Total
300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total
129,761
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Taedong County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

Administrative divisions

Taedong County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):

  • Taedong-ŭp (대동읍)
  • Sijŏng-rodongjagu (시정로동자구)
  • Changsal-li (장산리)
  • Chungsŏng-ri (중석화리)
  • Haksu-ri (학수리)
  • Kajang-ri (가장리)
  • Kosal-li (고산리)
  • Kŭmjŏng-ri (금정리)
  • Masal-li (마산리)
  • Ogŭm-ri (오금리)
  • Pansŏng-ri (반석리)
  • P'alch'ŏl-li (팔청리)
  • P'an'gyo-ri (판교리)
  • Sangsŏ-ri (상서리)
  • Sŏje-ri (서제리)
  • Sŏngch'il-li (성칠리)
  • Sŏngsam-ri (성삼리)
  • Sunhwa-ri (순화리)
  • Tŏkch'ol-li (덕촌리)
  • Tŏkhwa-ri (덕화리)
  • Wau-ri (와우리)
  • Wŏnch'ŏl-li (원천리)
  • Yŏnggong-ri (연곡리)

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)
  2. ^ "황순원" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: "Author Database - Korea Literature Translation Institute". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.


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