Ŭnsan County 은산군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 은 산 군 |
• Hancha | 殷 山 郡 |
• McCune-Reischauer | Ŭnsan-gun |
• Revised Romanization | Eunsan-gun |
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Unsan | |
Country | North Korea |
Province | South P'yŏngan |
Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 5 workers' districts, 16 ri |
Ŭnsan County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. [1]
Ŭnsan county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 5 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 16 ri (villages):
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Ŭnsan County is served by the P'yŏngra and Ŭnsan lines of the Korean State Railway.
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for the standard gauge line, see Ŭnsan Line
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