P'ungsŏ

P'ungsŏ
Chosŏn'gŭl	풍서군
Hancha	豊西郡
McCune–Reischauer	P'ungsŏ kun
Revised Romanization	Pungseo-gun
Statistics
Area	1,812 km2 (699.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)	33,000 (est.)
Population density	18.2/km2 (47.2/sq mi)
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 17 ri

P'ungsŏ is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was constructed after the division of Korea from portions of Pungsan and Kapsan.

Lying atop the southern portion of the Kaema Plateau, P'ungsŏ is heavily mountainous. In general, the mountains are higher in the northwest and lower toward the southeast. They include the Puksubaek range; the highest point is Puksubaeksan itself. The chief rivers are the Hochon and the Nunggwi (능귀강). P'ungsŏ Lake, an artificial reservoir, lies in the middle of the county. Some 91% of P'ungsŏ's area is covered with forestland.

Logging is the chief industry in P'ungsŏ. There is little agriculture, due to the rugged terrain. However, some amounts of maize, potatoes, and wheat are produced on dry-field farms; livestock are also raised. The county is known for the production of bracken fern. The county is home to deposits of gold, lead and zinc.

The county is served by road, but not by rail. The Nunggwi River and P'ungsŏ Lake are used to transport raw lumber downstream.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Ryanggang

External links

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