Chonma is a kun, or county, in northwestern North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Kusong and Taegwan to the east, Sonchon and Tongrim to the south, Uiju and Pihyon to the west, and Sakchu to the north. It was created in 1952 from parts of Kusong and Uiju. For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Administrative divisions of North Korea As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikalshi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道). These 14 regions are, in turn, divided into a Special... North Pyŏngan (Pyŏngan-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ...

There are abundant mountains, with the Chonma and Munsu ranges both traversing the county. The highest peak is Chonmasan, 1169 m. The Chonmasan region provides habitat for a variety of animals, and has been designated an animal protection area.

The county lies in the Yalu River basin; major tributaries draining the county include the Samgyochon and the Kojin and Chonma Rivers; these have been dammed to create Manpung Lake as well as the Taeha Reservoir, the water from which is used to water the plains along the Yellow Sea. The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea. ... ...

The climate is continental, with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 8.7 °C, with a January average of -10.7 °C and an August average of 22.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1260 mm. Some 13% of the county's land is cultivated; 82% is forestland. Chonma leads the province in the production of hops. Hop umbel in a Hallertau hopgarden Hops are a flower used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in beer, as well as in herbal medicine. ...

Notes

1. ^ According to the Dusan and Korean Britannica online encyclopedias.

References

• International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). “천마군”, 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author, 826-827.

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• North Pyongan

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External links

• (Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)  (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)