Chaeryŏng County
재령군
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja載寧郡
  McCune-ReischauerChaeryŏng-gun
  Revised RomanizationJaeryeong-gun
Location of Chaeryŏng County
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceSouth Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 1 rodongjagu, 24 ri
Area
  Total327.7 km2 (126.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
  Total125,631
  Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)

Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography

Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (), and later Hanseong (KR: 한성, Hanja: 漢城). Hanseong was named one of the three capitals of Goguryeo, along with Pyongyang and Gungnae. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, it became the southern center of the Goguryeo Revival Movements led by Goguryeo commander Geom Mojam. The Koryo dynasty, the successor state to Goguryeo, gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415, it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. During Japanese rule, which lasted from 1910 to 1945, the county was called Sainei (載寧). The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri).[2]

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Chaeryŏng-ŭp재령읍
Kŭmsal-lodongjagu금산노동자구勞動者
Chaech'ŏl-l재천리
Changgung-ri장국리
Ch'ŏngch'ŏl-li청천리
Ch'ŏnma-ri천마리
Kanggyo-ri강교리
Kimjewŏl-li김제원리
Kosal-li고산리
Kulhae-ri굴해리
Namji-ri남지리
Pongch'ŏl-li봉천리
Pong'o-ri봉오리
Pudŏng-ri부덕리
Pukchi-ri북지리
Pyŏksal-li벽산리
Naerim-ri래림리
Ryonggyo-ri룡교리
Samjigang-ri삼지강리
Sin'got-ri신곶리
Sinhwanp'o-ri신환포리
Sŏkt'al-li석탄리
Sŏrim-ri서림리西
Sŏwŏl-li서원리書院
Tongsinhŭng-ri동신흥리
Yanggye-ri양계리

People born in Chaeryŏng

  • Song Hae (1927–2022, born Song Bok-hui), South Korean singer and comedian, best known as host of Korea Sings (1980–present)
  • Choi Eun-Taek (1938–2007), South Korean football coach

See also

References

  1. North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. "중앙일보 - 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문".

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