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Sinhung County 신흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	新興郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sinhŭng kun
• Revised Romanization	Sinheung-gun
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Sinhung
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 3 workers' districts, 21 ri
Area
• Total	1,127 km (435 sq mi)
Population
• Total	104,002
• Density	92/km (240/sq mi)

Sinhŭng County is a mountainous county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

Geography

It is traversed by the Hamgyŏng and Palbong ranges. The highest point is Chailbong. There are also lowland plains, where the temperatures are quite different from the mountains. The chief streams are the Sangch'ŏn and Pujŏn Rivers.

Administrative divisions

Sinhŭng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):

Economy

Agriculture dominates the local economy. In the mountain regions, the crops include oats, potatoes, millet, and barnyard millet. In the fertile areas in the south, rice is also grown. Lumbering and hydropower are also part of the local economy; relatively little mining takes place.

Ryu Kyong-su Tank Factory is located in the area.

Transportation

Sinhŭng is served by road and rail, and lies on the Sinhŭng line of the Korean State Railway.

Sinhung has a trolleybus network of about 4.1 km long. It is a single overhead bidirectional line with a potential passing loop built between 2013 and 2017. However, two trolleybuses have not operated at least since October 2013, while the third appears to have operated until 2017 though all three trolleybuses were removed from 2017 to 2019.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• South Hamgyong

References

1. North Korea: Administrative Division
2. "Sinhung". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-04-20.

External links

• Sinhung Area Revolutionary Battle Sites picture album at Naenara
• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

v t e South Hamgyong Province
Capital	Hamhung
Cities	Hamhung Sinpo Tanchon
Districts	Kumho
Counties	Changjin Chongpyong Hamju Hochon Hongwon Kowon Kumya Pujon Pukchong Ragwon Riwon Sinhung Sudong Toksong Yonggwang Yodok

• Counties of South Hamgyong