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Sinhung County 新興郡
County
Korean transcription(s)
? Hanja	新興郡
?  McCune-Reischauer	Sinh?ng kun
?  Revised Romanization	Sinheung-gun
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Sinhung
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ?p , 3 workers' districts, 21 ri
Area
? Total	1,127 km 2 (435 sq mi)
Population   (2008 [1] )
? Total	104,002
? Density	92/km 2 (240/sq mi)

Sinh?ng County is a mountainous county in South Hamgy?ng province, North Korea .

Geography [ edit ]

It is traversed by the Hamgy?ng and Palbong ranges. The highest point is Chailbong. There are also lowland plains, where the temperatures are quite different from the mountains. The chief streams are the Sangch'?n and Puj?n Rivers.

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Sinh?ng county is divided into 1 ?p (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):

Economy [ edit ]

Agriculture dominates the local economy. In the mountain regions, the crops include oats, potatoes, millet, and barnyard millet . In the fertile areas in the south, rice is also grown. Lumbering and hydropower are also part of the local economy; relatively little mining takes place.

Ryu Kyong-su Tank Factory is located in the area.

Transportation [ edit ]

Sinh?ng is served by road and rail, and lies on the Sinh?ng line of the Korean State Railway .

Sinhung has a trolleybus network of about 4.1 km long. It is a single overhead bidirectional line with a potential passing loop built between 2013 and 2017. However, two trolleybuses have not operated at least since October 2013, while the third appears to have operated until 2017 though all three trolleybuses were removed from 2017 to 2019. ^[2]

See also [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Sinhung Area Revolutionary Battle Sites picture album at Naenara
• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) ( Map )
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)