Sohung County

Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Sŏhŭng County 서흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	瑞興郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏhŭng-gun
• Revised Romanization	Seoheung-gun
Poman-ri Fish Farm, Sohung County
Map of North Hwanghae showing the location of Sohung
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hwanghae Province
Area
• Total	566.14 km2 (218.59 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	100,887

History

In 1952, during the Korean War, the North Koreans established a military training school in Sohung County called the Kumgang Political Institute with approximately 1,500 cadets.^[1] It was headed by South Korean Kim Ung-bin.

Administrative divisions

Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 20 ri (villages):

Sŏhŭng-ŭp Chajang-ri Ch'ŏngp'o-ri Hwabong-ri Hwagong-ri Kach'ang-ri Kŏmul-li Kosŏng-ri Kŭmsŭng-ri Munmu-ri Namhal-li

Paekyang-ri Pŏmal-li Pongha-ri Rakchol-li Sindang-ri Songwŏl-li Taep'yŏng-ri Unch'ŏl-li Yangam-ri Yangsa-ri

As of 2015^[update], Sohung county had a population of around 100,000 people, with approximately 30,000 of these living in Sohung town.^[2]

Transportation

Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the Korean State Railway.