Kwail County

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Kwail County
과일군
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja과일郡
  McCune-ReischauerKwail-kun
  Revised RomanizationGwail-gun
Kwail location.png
Coordinates: 38°23′34.26″N124°58′21.75″E / 38.3928500°N 124.9727083°E / 38.3928500; 124.9727083
Country North Korea
Province South Hwanghae Province
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 24 ri
Area
  Total
374 km2 (144 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 est.)
  Total
89,895

Kwail is a kun, or county, in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the west.

Contents

The economy of the county is based on the production of fruit. Kwail was created in 1967 from part of Songhwa County, with the intention of making the entire cultivated area of the county into "100 li of blooming orchards". [1] The name Kwail is a Korean word meaning "fruit," and doesn't correspond to any Chinese characters. This makes Kwail County one of the few counties in Korea whose name cannot be written in hanja; for another such county, see Saebyŏl. Marshal Kim Jong Un visited Kwail county in September 2017. [2]

Geography

Forested land account for 44% of the land. [3]

Administrative divisions

Kwail county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 24 ri (villages): [1]

  • Kwail-ŭp
  • Changam-ri
  • Ch'ŏngryong-ri
  • Ch'ŏnnam-ri
  • Nonbŏl-li
  • Ojŏng-ri
  • Pukch'ang-ri
  • P'ogu-ri
  • P'unghae-ri
  • Ryonghang-ri
  • Ryul-li
  • Sagi-ri
  • Sansu-ri
  • Se'gyo-ri
  • Sindae-ri
  • Sinp'yŏng-ri
  • Sŏkto-ri
  • Songgong-ri
  • Sup'ung-ri
  • Tŏg'al-li
  • Tŏkchŏng-ri
  • Unsal-li
  • Wŏlsa-ri
  • Yŏmjŏl-li
  • Yŏnggwang-ri

Transportation

Kwail county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "과일군". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture .
  2. "'말폭탄 대장' 김정은이 사과농장서 함박웃음 지은 까닭은". Joongang Ilbo . 2017-09-25.
  3. "과일군". doopedia.