Riwon County 리원군
County
Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Riwon
Coordinates: 40°20′0″N 128°35′0″E  /  40.33333°N 128.58333°E  / 40.33333; 128.58333
Country	North Korea
Province	South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ?p , 3 workers' districts, 21 ri
Area
? Total	474.8 km 2 (183.3 sq mi)
Population   (2008 [1] )
? Total	117,320
? Density	250/km 2 (640/sq mi)

Riw?n or Iwon County is a county in South Hamgy?ng province, North Korea . It is located at the province's northeastern tip and borders the Sea of Japan (Korea's "East Sea") to the southeast.

Name [ edit ]

Riwon County
The US 7th   Infantry Division ? augmented by South Korean soldiers ?landing at Riwon in late 1950.
Korean name
Hancha	利原 郡
North Korean name
Chos?n'g?l	吏員 軍
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Riwon-gun McCune?Reischauer Riw?n-kun
South Korean name
Hangul	利原 軍
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Iwon-gun McCune?Reischauer Iw?n-kun

"Riw?n" is the official North Korean romanization of the county's name, using the McCune?Reischauer system. The breve is often omitted. ^[2] It is named for its seat, Riwon . Due to the silting of the mouth of the Namdae, Riwon was located a little inland by the 1950s, with a larger port named Kuns?n. ^[3] The two communities have since merged under the name Riwon. In South Korean sources, the county's name often appears as 利原 , ^[4] now officially romanized as Iwon using Revised Romanization . ^[5] The MR romanization used before the year 2000 was Iw?n .

Physical features [ edit ]

Riw?n is mountainous, although there are also small plains, and is home to the Taed?k Mountains (大德山맥). The highest peak is Taed?ksan (1,442 m). There are some 10 significant streams; the chief of these is the Namdaech'?n , which drains into the Sea of Japan. There are various bays and islands along the coast. Thanks to its coastal location, the county enjoys a mild maritime climate . Forestland (70% of which is coniferous) takes up 73% of the county's area.

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

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

Economy [ edit ]

Mining and manufacturing [ edit ]

Machine manufacturing dominates the local economy, accounting for half of annual industrial production. Deposits of iron, iron sulfide , talc , limestone , graphite , quartzite and silica are found in the county. The Riwon Mine produces talc.

Agriculture [ edit ]

Agriculture is carried out in the plains and along the streams; major crops include rice , soybeans and maize .

Transport [ edit ]

Riw?n is served by roads , and by the P'y?ngra line of the Korean State Railway .

See also [ edit ]

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) ( Map )
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)