Chongpyong

No tae be ramfeeselt wi Cheongpyeong, a toun in Sooth Korea.

Chongpyong is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea. It borders Pyongannam-do province tae the sooth, an the East Korea Bay tae the east.

Chongpyong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	정평군
• Hanja	定平郡
• Revised Romanisation	Jeongpyeong-gun
• McCune–Reischauer	Chŏngp'yŏng kun
Kintra	North Korea
Admeenistrative diveesions	1 ŭp, 1 wirkers' destrict, 43 ri

Pheesical featurs

The heichest pynt is Noranbong. Maist o the coonty's laund is muntainous, but the sootheast region is flat. The chief river is the Kumjin River. In the winter, its climate is continental an the wather is bitterly cauld; housomeivver, the influence o the Rangrim Mountains maks Chongpyong's climate milder than that o the Yellae Sea coast.

Economy

Agricultur an fishery

Rice is cultivatit on the level grund o the sootheast, whaur the soil is fertile. Sma amoonts o ither fermin an orchartin tak place an aw. Due tae the coonty's coastal location, fishin is practisit.

Minin

Minin is a minor component o the local economy.

Transport

Railweys servin Chongpyong include the Wonsan Line an the Hamgyong Line (nou Pyongra Line).

See an aw

• Geografie o North Korea
• Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea

Freemit airtins

• (in Korean) In Korean leid online encyclopaedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)