Pungso

Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=풍서군
hanja=linktext|豊|西|郡
rr=Pungseo-gun
mr=P'ungs kun
divs=1 "p", 4 workers' districts, 17 "ri"
area_km2=1812
pop=33000
popyear=1991
popnote=(est.)

Pungso 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, Pungso 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). Pungso Lake, an artificial reservoir, lies in the middle of the county. Some 91% of Pungso's area is covered with forestland.

Logging is the chief industry in Pungso. 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 Pungso Lake are used to transport raw lumber downstream.

ee also

*Geography of North Korea
*Administrative divisions of North Korea
*Ryanggang

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