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County in Chagang Province, North Korea
Ryongrim County 룡림군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja龍林郡
 • HangulSouth Korean: 용림군
 • McCune-ReischauerRyongrim kun
 • Revised RomanizationSouth Korean: Yongnim-gun
Map of Chagang showing the location of RyongrimMap of Chagang showing the location of Ryongrim
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceChagang Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 12 ri
Area
 • Total1,203 km (464 sq mi)
Population
 • Total32,727
 • Density27/km (70/sq mi)

Ryongrim County is a kun, or county, in southeastern Chagang Province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim, Changjin, Chŏnch'ŏn, Tongsin, Taehŭng, and Sŏnggan counties. The county is mainly alpine territory. It contains many mountain peaks, such as Wagalbong (2,260m), Ch'ŏnŭimulsan (2,032m), Rangrimsan (2,186m), Milpuldŏksan (1,577m), Ungŏsusan (2,020m), Tomabong (1,525m), Paktalsan (1,817m), Taedasan (1,463m), and Sonamsan (1,178m).

In the standard dialect of South Korea, Ryongrim loses its initial 'r' both in pronunciation and spelling.

Administrative divisions

Ryongrim County is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 12 ri (villages):

  • Ryongrim-ŭp
  • Ch'ŏnsal-li
  • Huji-ri
  • Kuryong-ri
  • Kwangsŏng-ri
  • Namhŭng-ri
  • Namsang-ri
  • Ryongmul-li
  • Ryongsang-ri
  • Sinch'ang-ri
  • Sinhŭng-ri
  • Toyang-ri
  • Tumul-li

See also

References

  1. North Korea: Administrative Division

External links

Chagang Province
Capital
Cities
Counties


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