Pyonggang County

Not to be confused with Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea; or Pyeongchang.

County in Kangwŏn, North Korea

P'yŏnggang County

평강군

County

Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl| 평강군
• Hancha| 平康郡
• McCune-Reischauer| P'yŏnggang-gun
• Revised Romanization| Pyeonggang-gun

Map of Kangwon showing the location of Pyonggang

Country| North Korea
Province| Kangwŏn
Administrative divisions| 1 ŭp, 30 ri
Area

• Total

| 708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Population

(2008 census)

• Total

| 90,425
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)

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

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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

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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

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Climate data for Pyonggang (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −1.2
(29.8)  | 2.0
(35.6)  | 8.1
(46.6)  | 15.8
(60.4)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | 14.8
(58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −7.0
(19.4)  | −3.6
(25.5)  | 2.4
(36.3)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | 15.3
(59.5)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 11.1
(52.0)  | 3.4
(38.1)  | −4.4
(24.1)  | 9.1
(48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −13.3
(8.1)  | −9.4
(15.1)  | −3.1
(26.4)  | 2.5
(36.5)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | 14.8
(58.6)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | −1.9
(28.6)  | −9.4
(15.1)  | 3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 11.5
(0.45)  | 24.0
(0.94)  | 25.4
(1.00)  | 65.6
(2.58)  | 92.5
(3.64)  | 114.6
(4.51)  | 369.9
(14.56)  | 286.6
(11.28)  | 108.4
(4.27)  | 51.4
(2.02)  | 40.4
(1.59)  | 21.6
(0.85)  | 1,211.9
(47.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0  | 5.0  | 5.8  | 6.9  | 7.7  | 8.8  | 14.4  | 12.4  | 6.9  | 5.0  | 6.5  | 6.5  | 90.9
Average snowy days  | 5.2  | 3.9  | 3.5  | 0.5  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 2.0  | 5.5  | 20.6
Average relative humidity (%)  | 73.3  | 70.3  | 68.9  | 64.7  | 69.4  | 76.7  | 86.1  | 84.9  | 79.8  | 74.4  | 74.6  | 74.4  | 74.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

## Administrative divisions

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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

* 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

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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

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* Geography of North Korea
* Administrative divisions of North Korea
* Kangwon (North Korea)

## References

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1. ^ "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 225, 339, and 345. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
2. ^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, 1996

## External links

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*   * In Korean language online encyclopedias:
* Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
* Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
* Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
* Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

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