Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Hongwon
Country
North Korea
Province
South Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions
1 ŭp, 4 workers' district, 27 ri
Area
• Total
905 km2 (349 sq mi)
Population
(2008[1])
• Total
142,910
• Density
160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Hongwŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is flanked by the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south, and by the Hamgyŏng Mountains to the north.
HongwŏnCounty is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is flanked by the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south, and by the Hamgyŏng...
and 15 counties ("gun"). These are further divided into villages (ri and dong, with dong also denoting neighborhoods in cities), with each county additionally...
also known as Rikidozan (Real Name: Kim Sin-rak) - Originally from HongwonCounty, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea Mitsuo Momota, pro-wrestler, son...
Yves Gandon (1899–1975) the only time. Younghill Kang June 5, 1898 HongwonCounty, Korea December 2, 1972 Satellite Beach, Florida, United States 1971...
15 counties (kun): Changjin County Chongpyong County Hamju County Hochon CountyHongwonCounty Kowon County Kumya County Pujon County Pukchong County Ragwon...
recorded siting in Haeju was in 1987, followed by Chongjin, HongwonCounty, Kaesong and Kyongsong County in 1990. The spider was also found in the areas around...
Kowon County 49 Anbyon County, Dokwon County, Munchon, Pukchong County, Tanchon, Yisong County, HongwonCounty, Kapsan County, Samsu County 50 Kyongsong...
Gloucester (PF-22) light damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hongwon, North Korea, 12 casualties, 11 November 1951. USS Hyman (DD-732) minor...
Ri Yong-ae Sangjung: Kang Su-rin Sojung: Kim Tong-chun Samho: Pak Hun Hongwon: Choe Pok-sun Sanyang: Han Chang-sun Unpo: Ju Jong-kyong Toksong: Kang...
Seoul. There is a statue in his honor in Hongwon, the site of the skirmish. Kim Il Sung later renamed a county in southeastern Ryanggang Province after...
ore transport, replacing previous locomotive based ore transport system. Hongwon Cargo trolleybus line in Rochon Quarry, Unpho Mine, replacing previous...
station (Korean: 정평역) is a railway station in Chŏngp'yŏng-ŭp, Chŏngp'yŏng county, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is located on the P'yŏngra Line...
Japan, posthumously inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame; as Kim Sin-rak in Hongwon, Japanese Korea (killed in street fight, 1963) Parappurath (pen name for...
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