Toksong is a county in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. It is largely mountainous, but the southern area is low-lying. The Pujonryong, Taedok, and Kodubong (거두봉) ranges pass through the county. The highest point is Huisabong. Major streams inlcude the Kosochon (거서천), Konpachon (곤파천), and Tongpalryongchon (통팔령천). Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... 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. ... South Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-namdo) is a province of North Korea. ...

Temperatures are typically quite low. About 89% of the county is forestland, of which some 70% is coniferous. Thanks to this, lumbering is an important local industry.

The local economy is centered on manufacturing, although agriculture also plays a role. Manufacturing accounts for 90% of local producation. Local crops include maize, soybeans, and potatoes; these are chiefly grown along the valleys. There are also orchards and silkworm farms. Mining is supported by deposits of iron ore, gold, fluorspar, and magnetite. Hydroelectric power stations can also be found in the county. Octahedral fluorite crystals from New Mexico, USA Fluorite (also called fluor-spar or Blue John) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. ... // Headline text Magnetite is a ferrimagnetic mineral form of iron(II,III) oxide, with chemical formula Fe3O4, one of several iron oxides and a member of the spinel group. ...

Toksong is served by railroads including the Toksong Line.

See also

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

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External links

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  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

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