- Songwon
Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=송원군
hanja=linktext|松|源|郡
rr=Songwon-gun
mr=Songwn kun
divs=1 "p", 1 workers' district, 11 "ri"
area_km2=1080
pop=33000
popyear=1991
popnote=(est.)Songwon is a "kun", or county, in southwestern
Chagang province,North Korea . It bordersUsi andKopung counties to the north,Tongsin to the east, andHuichon to the south, as well asNorth Pyongan 'sTongchang county to the west. Originally part ofChosan , it was established as a separate county in 1949, when Chagang province was created.The Chongchon and
Chungman River s both flow through Songwon. The terrain is mountainous, with the Pinandok andChogyuryong Mountains rising in the county's south. The highest peaks are in the north; the tallest isKoambong , 1,744 m above sea level. The climate is continental but relatively wet; the frost begins in early October and lifts in late April.The chief local industry is logging, with 93% of the county covered by forestland. Livestock, particularly cattle, are also raised, and crops including maize and rice are grown. A 67 km² reservoir has been built across the Chungman (completed in 1980), and is used for hydroelectric power.
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Geography of North Korea
*Administrative divisions of North Korea
*Chagang External links
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