Pyoktong is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. It lies in the valley of the Yalu River, and borders China to the north. Within Noth Korea, it is bounded by Tongchang in the south, Changsong in the west, and Usi county in Chagang province to the east. It was separated from Usi in 1952, as part of a nationwide reorganization of local government. 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. ... 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. ... The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea. ... Changsong is a kun, or county, in northern North Pyongan province, North Korea. ... USI may stand for: Union of Independent Trade Unions (Portugal) Unione Sindacale Italiana, an Italian trade union. ... Chagang (Chagang-do) is a province in North Korea. ...

The terrain is steep and mountainous, with the Kangnam and Pinandok ranges both passing through the county. The highest point is Piraebong, at 1470 m. There are various small streams, including the Tongchon (동천), Songgyechon (송계천), and Namchon (남천). These are used to transport cut lumber; and the Namchon is also used to generate hydroelectric power. The year-round temperature is 7.1 °C, plunging to a mean of -12.5 °C in January and rising to 23 °C in August. The climate is relatively dry, with an average annual rainfall of 992 mm. Due to the rugged terrain, only 7% of Pyoktong's area is cultivated, while 80% is forested.

Forestry is the chief local industry. The farms produce maize, soybeans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, gochu peppers, and hops. Livestock are also raised; Pyoktong ranks second nationwide in sheep production. 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. ...

References

• International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). “벽동군”, 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author, 838.

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)