Pyonggang County

Not to be confused with Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea; or Pyeongchang.

P'yŏnggang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east.

P'yŏnggang County 평강군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	평강군
• Hancha	平康郡
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏnggang-gun
• Revised Romanization	Pyeonggang-gun
Map of Kangwon showing the location of Pyonggang
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwŏn
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 30 ri
Area
• Total	708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	90,425
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)

Physical features

A portion of the county is occupied by the Ryongam wetlands, which also cross into Ch'ŏrwŏn. Most of the county's terrain is mountainous, although there a few small expanses of level ground. The Kwangju and Majŏllyŏng mountains pass through P'yŏnggang. The region is prone to heavy rains.^{[citation needed]}

History

The P'yŏnggang area was known as Puyang hyŏn during the Koguryŏ period, and as Kangp'yŏng (강평) under Silla. In the Koryŏ Dynasty, it was included in Tongju (동주); in the Chosŏn dynasty, it took its modern name.

Climate

Climate data for Pyonggang (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.0 (35.6)	8.1 (46.6)	15.8 (60.4)	21.7 (71.1)	25.3 (77.5)	26.4 (79.5)	27.5 (81.5)	23.8 (74.8)	17.9 (64.2)	9.0 (48.2)	0.8 (33.4)	14.8 (58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.4 (36.3)	9.2 (48.6)	15.3 (59.5)	19.9 (67.8)	22.5 (72.5)	22.9 (73.2)	17.9 (64.2)	11.1 (52.0)	3.4 (38.1)	−4.4 (24.1)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−13.3 (8.1)	−9.4 (15.1)	−3.1 (26.4)	2.5 (36.5)	9.2 (48.6)	14.8 (58.6)	19.1 (66.4)	19.0 (66.2)	12.6 (54.7)	4.8 (40.6)	−1.9 (28.6)	−9.4 (15.1)	3.7 (38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.5 (0.45)	24.0 (0.94)	25.4 (1.00)	65.6 (2.58)	92.5 (3.64)	114.6 (4.51)	369.9 (14.56)	286.6 (11.28)	108.4 (4.27)	51.4 (2.02)	40.4 (1.59)	21.6 (0.85)	1,211.9 (47.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.0	5.0	5.8	6.9	7.7	8.8	14.4	12.4	6.9	5.0	6.5	6.5	90.9
Average snowy days	5.2	3.9	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.5	20.6
Average relative humidity (%)	73.3	70.3	68.9	64.7	69.4	76.7	86.1	84.9	79.8	74.4	74.6	74.4	74.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Administrative divisions

On August 15, 1945, P'yŏnggang county included 1 ŭp (P'yŏnggang), 6 myŏn (Sŏ, Nam, Hyŏnnae, Mokchŏn, Sep'o, Yujin). Presently, it is divided into 1 ŭp and 30 ri (villages):

P'yŏnggang-ŭp Aptong-ri Chawŏl-li Chŏngsal-li Chŏnsŭng-ri Ch'ŏn'am-ri Haebang-ri Haju-ri Hasong-ri Hwaam-ri Kagong-ri Kŏnch'ŏl-li Kŭmgong-ri Kŭndong-ri Munbong-ri Munsal-li

Naech'ŏl-li Namyang-ri Oktong-ri Pokkye-ri Pongrae-ri Rangha-ri Rangwŏl-li Risudŏng-ri Sanggap-ri Sangsonggwal-li Sangwŏl-li Sinjŏng-ri Sŏngsal-li Sut'ae-ri T'apkŏ-ri

In addition, Jeongyeon-ri (정연리) in Galmal-Eup of Cheorwon County was traditionally part of Pyonggang County, and was the only part of the county that was ceded south after the Korean War.^[2]

Economy

The county is well-suited to agriculture, and rice farming is especially developed. In addition, the mines of P'yŏnggang extract gold, tungsten, nepheline, zircon, alunite, and diatomaceous earth.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Kangwon (North Korea)