Kusong

Kusong
Kusong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	구성시
• Hanja	龜城市
• Revised Romanisation	Guseong-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Kusŏng si
	Map o North Pyongan showin the location o Kusong.
Kintra	North Korea
Admeenistrative diveesions	24 tong, 18 ri
Area
• Total	666.8 km2 (257.5 sq mi)

Kusŏng is a coterminous ceety in central North Pyongan Province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan tae the north, Taechon tae the east, Kwaksan an Chongju tae the sooth, an Chonma tae the north. The heichest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The year-roond average temperatur is 8.2 °C, wi a Januar average o -9.6 °C an an August average o 23.3 °C. 1300 millimeters o rain faw in a typical year. 22% o the ceety's aurie is cultivatit; 64% is forestit.

Educational institutions locatit in Kusong include Kusong Mechanical College an Kusong Industrial College. Historical relics include the Koryo-dynasty Kuju Castle.

Diveesions

The ceety is dividit intae twinty-fower neebourheids (dong) an 18 veelages (ri).

Ch'ahŭng-dong (Dividit inta twa pairts)
(차흥동/車興洞)
Chŏngnyon-dong
(청년동/靑年洞)
Kwail-dong
(과일동/과일洞)
Namch'ang-dong
(남창동/南昌洞)
Namsan-dong
(남산동/南山洞)
Paegun-dong
(백운동/白雲洞)
Paeksŏk-dong
(백석동/白石洞)
Panghyŏn-dong
(방현동/方峴洞)
Pangjik-dong
(방직동/紡織洞)
Rigu-dong
(리구동/梨邱洞)
Saenal-dong
(새날동/새날洞)
Saekol-dong
(새골동/새골洞)
Sangdan-dong
(상단동/上端洞)
Sangsŏk-dong
(상석동/上石洞)
Sinhŭng-dong (Divided into two parts)
(신흥동/新興洞)
Songan-dong
(성안동/城安洞)
Sŏsan-dong
(서산동/西山洞)
Sŏsŏng-dong
(서성동/西城洞)
Tongmun-up
(동문동/東門洞)
Yaksu-dong
(약수동/藥水洞)
Yangha-dong
(양하동/陽下洞)
Yŏkchŏn-dong
(역전동/驛前洞)

Ch'ŏngryong-ri
(청룡리/靑龍里)
Ch'ŏngsong-ri
(청송리/靑松里)
Choyang-ri
(조양리/朝陽里)
Chungbang-ri
(중방리/中坊里)
Kiryong-ri
(기룡리/氣龍里)
Kŭmp'ung-ri
(금풍리/金風里)
Kŭmsan-ri
(금산리/金山里)
Namsan-ri
(남산리/南山里)
Namhŭng-ri
(남흥리/南興里)
Obong-ri
(오봉리/五峰里)
Paeksang-ri
(백상리/白上里)
Ryongp'ung-ri
(양하동/龍風里)
Sinp'ung-ri
(신풍리/新豊里)
Taean-ri
(대안리/大安里)
Tongsan-ri
(동산리/東山里)
Unyang-ri
(운양리/雲陽里)
Unp'ung-ri
(운풍리/雲豊里)
Wŏnjin-ri
(원진리/元鎭里)

References

International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "구성시". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author. pp. 835–836.
http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i061.htm

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Coordinates: 39°58′45″N 125°15′07″E / 39.97919°N 125.25206°E / 39.97919; 125.25206