Yonsa is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It was created following the division of Korea, being split off from Musan county in the 1952 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. ... North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea. ... The Korean peninsula, first divided along the 38th parallel, later along the demarcation line The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japans 35-year occupation of Korea. ... Musan is a city in central North Hamgyong province, North Korea. ...

The land of Yonsa is high and mountainous, with even the low-lying areas more than 500 meters above sea level. The county is traversed by the Hamgyong Mountains and the Paekmu Plateau. Various streams flow through the county, including the Yonmyonsu (연면수), Kuunsu (구운수), Sudongsu (수동수), and Sodusu (서두수). 84% of the county is forested. The highest point is Kwanmobong. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

Lumbering dominates the economy of Yonsa, and there are numerous lumbermills. Wild roots and fruits are also gathered from the mountains.

There is very little agriculture, due to the lack of arable land; the farming that is carried out is chiefly dry-field farming. Yonsa is responsible for more than half of North Hamgyong's potato crop. Cultivated land makes up 4.3% of the county's area.

Yonsa lies on the Paekmu Line railroad, and is also served by roads.

See also

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

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...

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