Singye County

Sin'gye County 신계군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	新溪郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sin’gye-kun
• Revised Romanization	Singye-gun
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Singye
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Area
• Total	725.7 km2 (280.2 sq mi)
Population  (2008 [1] )
• Total	78,573
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)

Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines. ^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Singye (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	3.5 (38.3)	10.1 (50.2)	17.5 (63.5)	23.3 (73.9)	27.3 (81.1)	28.3 (82.9)	29.2 (84.6)	25.8 (78.4)	19.7 (67.5)	10.2 (50.4)	2.1 (35.8)	16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.2 (22.6)	−2.1 (28.2)	3.9 (39.0)	10.7 (51.3)	16.7 (62.1)	21.5 (70.7)	24.0 (75.2)	24.4 (75.9)	19.6 (67.3)	12.7 (54.9)	4.5 (40.1)	−3.0 (26.6)	10.6 (51.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.4 (13.3)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.3 (39.7)	10.7 (51.3)	16.5 (61.7)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	14.5 (58.1)	6.6 (43.9)	−0.5 (31.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	5.5 (41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	10.3 (0.41)	16.2 (0.64)	23.3 (0.92)	45.3 (1.78)	87.7 (3.45)	99.1 (3.90)	314.6 (12.39)	272.2 (10.72)	89.9 (3.54)	38.0 (1.50)	39.8 (1.57)	17.2 (0.68)	1,053.6 (41.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.9	3.7	4.3	5.8	7.2	8.1	12.7	11.0	5.7	3.9	6.3	5.8	78.4
Average snowy days	3.9	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	4.2	13.9
Average relative humidity (%)	68.1	65.4	65.0	62.7	68.7	73.9	84.2	83.0	77.0	71.7	73.3	70.2	71.9
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [3]

Administrative divisions

Sin'gye county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 27 ri (villages):

Sin'gye-ŭp Chisŏng-ri Chŏngbong-ri Chuch'ŏl-li Chungsal-li Ch'imgyo-ri Ch'ŏn'gae-ri Ch'ŏn'gong-ri Haep'o-ri Hwasŏng-ri Hwaya-ri Kamu-ri Kŭmsŏng-ri Masal-li

Paekkong-ri Puyong-ri Rŭngsu-ri Sajŏng-ri Sinhŭng-ri Sinsŏng-ri Taejŏng-ri Taep'yŏng-ri Taesŏng-ri T'aeŭl-li Ŭnjŏm-ri Wangdang-ri Wŏn'gyo-ri

Transport

Sin'gye county is served by three stations on the Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn line of the Korean State Railway.

References

1. North Korea: Administrative Division
2. "Kamuri Mining District, Singye County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea". www.mindat.org.
3. "30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. pp. 221, 327, and 345. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.