Kwail County
Kwail County
과일군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 과일 quận |
| •McCune-Reischauer | Kwail-kun |
| •Revised Romanization | Gwail-gun |
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| Coordinates:38°23′34.26″N124°58′21.75″E/ 38.3928500°N 124.9727083°E | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South Hwanghae Province |
| Administrative divisions | 1ŭp,24ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 374 km2(144 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
| • Total | 89,895 |
Kwail Countyis akun,or county, inSouth Hwanghaeprovince,North Korea.It faces theYellow Seato the west.
The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail County was created in 1967 from part ofSonghwaCounty, with the intention of making the entire cultivated area of the county into "100liof blooming orchards ".[1]The nameKwailis a Korean word meaning "fruit," and doesn't correspond to anyChinese characters.This makes Kwail County one of the few counties in Korea whose name cannot be written inhanja;for another such county, seeSaebyŏl.MarshalKim Jong Unvisited Kwail county in September 2017.[2]
Geography
[edit]Forested land account for 44% of the land.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kwail county is divided into 1ŭp(town) and 24ri(villages):[1]
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Transportation
[edit]Kwail county is served by theŬllyul Lineof theKorean State Railway.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"과일군".Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- ^"'말폭탄 대장' 김정은이 사과농장서 함박웃음 지은 까닭은 ".Joongang Ilbo.2017-09-25.
- ^"과일군".doopedia.
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