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Chaeryŏng County
재령군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja載寧郡
 • McCune-ReischauerChaeryŏng-gun
 • Revised RomanizationJaeryeong-gun
Location of Chaeryŏng County
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 24 ri
Area
 • Total327.7 km2 (126.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total125,631
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)

Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography

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Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History

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Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (), and later Hanseong (KR: 한성, Hanja: 漢城). Hanseong was named one of the three capitals of Goguryeo, along with Pyongyang and Gungnae. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, it became the southern center of the Goguryeo Revival Movements led by Goguryeo commander Geom Mojam. The Koryo dynasty, the successor state to Goguryeo, gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415, it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. During Japanese rule, which lasted from 1910 to 1945, the county was called Sainei (載寧). The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

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Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

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The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri).[2]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Chaeryŏng-ŭp 재령읍
Kŭmsal-lodongjagu 금산노동자구 勞動者
Chaech'ŏl-l 재천리
Changgung-ri 장국리
Ch'ŏngch'ŏl-li 청천리
Ch'ŏnma-ri 천마리
Kanggyo-ri 강교리
Kimjewŏl-li 김제원리
Kosal-li 고산리
Kulhae-ri 굴해리
Namji-ri 남지리
Pongch'ŏl-li 봉천리
Pong'o-ri 봉오리
Pudŏng-ri 부덕리
Pukchi-ri 북지리
Pyŏksal-li 벽산리
Naerim-ri 래림리
Ryonggyo-ri 룡교리
Samjigang-ri 삼지강리
Sin'got-ri 신곶리
Sinhwanp'o-ri 신환포리
Sŏkt'al-li 석탄리
Sŏrim-ri 서림리 西
Sŏwŏl-li 서원리 書院
Tongsinhŭng-ri 동신흥리
Yanggye-ri 양계리

People born in Chaeryŏng

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  • Song Hae (1927–2022, born Song Bok-hui), South Korean singer and comedian, best known as host of Korea Sings (1980–present)
  • Choi Eun-Taek (1938–2007), South Korean football coach

See also

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References

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  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "중앙일보 - 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문".