Hongwon

Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=홍원군
hanja=linktext|洪|原|郡
rr=Hongwon-gun
mr=Hongwn kun
divs=1 "p", 1 workers' district, 30 "ri"
area_km2=905
pop=100893
popyear=1990
popnote= [According to both the Pascal and Britannica entries.]

Hongwon is a county in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. It is flanked by the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south, and by the Hamgyong Mountains to the north. The northwest region is particularly mountainous. The highest peak is Palbong. The chief streams are the Tongdaechon (동대천) and Sodaechon (서대천). The coastal region is level. The temperature differs greatly from the coastline to the plains to the mountains. The mountains contribute to giving the county a mild climate.

The chief local occupation is agriculture. Local crops include rice, soybeans, millet, oats, and potatoes. However, fisheries are also developed, particularly along the coast. There is a small amount of mining, exploiting local deposits of gold, silver, limestone, fluorspar, and scaly graphite.

The county is served by roads, and also by the Hamgyong Line railroad.

ee also

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

External links

*baekgwa|empas_b=210094|empas_k=266266|naver=172332|nate=20225100|

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