Saebyol is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the east. Saebyol is unusual among Korean counties in that its name has no hanja representation; prior to 1977, it was known as "Kyongwon" county (경원군). The administrative center of the county is Saebyol ŭp;. 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. ... North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ...

The western region of Saebyol is mountainous, while the east is relatively flat. The highest point is Chŭngsan. The largest river is the Tumen, which flows along the eastern border. Numerous tributaries of the Tumen also flow through the county. Approximately 75% of the county is forested. The Tumen River, also known as the Duman River (in Korean), is a river in northeast Asia, on the border between China and North Korea in its upper reaches, and between North Korea and Russia in its lower stretches. ...

Aside from agriculture, livestock raising and sericulture are widespread. The chief local crops are rice, corn, and soybeans. Bituminous coal is also mined in Saebyol. Bituminous coal Bituminous coal is a relatively hard coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen. ...

Railroads passing through Saebyol include the Hambuk and Kogonwon Lines. It is also connected by rail to the Chinese city of Hunchun in the Yanbian autonomous prefecture. Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has become the traditional homeland of most Koreans in China around the end of the Manchu Dynasty (late 19th centuries. ...

See also

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

North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ... Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... 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...

External links

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