Sindo (North Korea) is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan province, North Korea. Most of the county consists of Pidansom, an island in the estuary of the Yalu River. Sindo was established as a separate county in 1991; previously, it had been part of Ryongchon, although it had enjoyed a brief existence as a separate county in 1967. 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. ... The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea. ... Ryongchŏn is a city in North Korea. ...

Lying in the northwest corner of North Korea, Sindo borders the People's Republic of China to the north and west, and faces the Yellow Sea to the south; to the east, it looks across a narrow expanse of sea at Ryongchon. Much of the county's land has been reclaimed through draining and filling. There are various islands offshore, although the Sindo archipelago has been joined to the land. The island of Pidansom is the westernmost point in Korea; it was formed by a 1958 reclamation project from several smaller islands. Other islands include Ssarisom, Kanunsom (가는섬), and Munbakto. There are various alluvial plains and extensive reed fields. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... An alluvial plain is a relatively flat and gently sloping landform found at the base of a range of hills. ...

Reeds are the chief local crop, but fisheries and farming also play an important role inthe local economy. The reeds produced in the county are shipped to the chemical-textile factory in Sinuiju. Oysters are gathered in abundance, and there are numerous fish resources as well. Sinŭiju (Sinŭiju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ...

There are no railroads in Sindo, and roads are minimal. However, there is a bus connecting central Sindo to Pidan Harbor, and boats provide transportation to Sinuiju and nearby Yongampo. Sinŭiju (Sinŭiju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ...

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)