- Tongrim
Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=동림군
hanja=linktext|東|林|郡
rr=Dongrim-gun
mr=Tongrim kun
area_km2=415.3
divs=1 "p", 1 workers' district, 21 "ri"Tongrim is a "kun", or county, in coastal southwestern
North Pyongan province,North Korea . It bordersPihyon andChonma to the north,Sonchon to the east,Cholsan to the southwest, andYomju to the west. To the south, it looks out on theYellow Sea .The landscape is dominated by low, rolling hills and basins. The highest point is
Munsusan , rising to 736 m on the northern border. Tongrim is drained by theChongchon River and its tributaries, including theMaryong River and the Kokchon stream. The year-round average temperature is 8.8 °C; the January mean is -8.7 °C, while the August average is 24 °C. Annual rainfall averages 1000 mm. Some 60% of the county is covered by forestland; only 26% of the area is cultivated.The cultivated land is irrigated, with corps including rice, maize, soybeans, wheat, barley, and tobacco.
Aquaculture is also practiced. There are various mines, and factories producing machinery including pumps. ThePyongui Line railroad passes through Tongrim on its way betweenSinuiju andPyongyang .Noted landmarks include Tongrim Falls, a 10-meter waterfall, and the Tongrim
Manchurian Ash , which isNorth Korean natural monument No. 11.References
*cite book|author=International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소)|publisher=Author|location=Seoul|title=北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000] |year=1999|chapter=동림군|pages=841
ee also
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Geography of North Korea
*Administrative divisions of North Korea
*North Pyongan External links
*baekgwa|empas_b=127689|empas_k=273758|encyber=49715|nate=12711200|
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