Kapsan

Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=갑산군
hanja=linktext|甲|山|郡
rr=Gapsan-gun
mr=Kapsan kun
divs=1 "p", 4 workers' districts, 20 "ri"
area_km2=1200
pop=65000
popyear=1988
popnote=(est.)

Kapsan is a "kun", or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. During the Chosn Dynasty, officials who had fallen into disfavor were often sent into internal exile there.

Kapsan lies on the eastern edge of the Kaema Plateau. The highest peak is Tongjomryongsan (동점령산, 2113 m). Although the majority of the county's area is mountainous, the terrain slopes downward toward the center and the Kapsan Basin. The county's chief stream is the Hochon River (허천강). Cultivation is largely restricted to the basin and river valley. Some 85% of the county's area is forestland. Due to its location on the Kaema Plateau, Kapsan has a severely cold continental climate.

The chief local industry is agriculture; major crops include rice (raised along the Hochon), as well as potatoes, hops, and honey. The O Il worker's district (오일로동자구) specializes in hops production; these "O Il Hops" are exported to other countries. Lumbering also plays a role, thanks to the extensive forests. There are various mineral deposits in the county, including lodes of copper, coal and copper pyrite.

There is a cable car railway in the county; [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/korea/20-2-1/sn38.htm CHAPTER XXXVIII: The X Corps Advances to the Yalu ] ] however, most transportation is by road.

ee also

*Geography of North Korea
*Administrative divisions of North Korea

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