Taedong County

Taedong County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

Taedong County 대동군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	대동군
• Hancha	大同郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Taedong-gun
• Revised Romanization	Daedong-gun
Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Taedong
Country	North Korea
Province	South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 21 ri
Area
• Total	300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	129,761
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Administrative divisions

Taedong County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):

Taedong-ŭp (대동읍) Sijŏng-rodongjagu (시정로동자구) Changsal-li (장산리) Chungsŏng-ri (중석화리) Haksu-ri (학수리) Kajang-ri (가장리) Kosal-li (고산리) Kŭmjŏng-ri (금정리) Masal-li (마산리) Ogŭm-ri (오금리) Pansŏng-ri (반석리) P'alch'ŏl-li (팔청리)

P'an'gyo-ri (판교리) Sangsŏ-ri (상서리) Sŏje-ri (서제리) Sŏngch'il-li (성칠리) Sŏngsam-ri (성삼리) Sunhwa-ri (순화리) Tŏkch'ol-li (덕촌리) Tŏkhwa-ri (덕화리) Wau-ri (와우리) Wŏnch'ŏl-li (원천리) Yŏnggong-ri (연곡리)

Notable people

• Hwang Sun-wŏn (1915–2000), was a Korean short story writer, novelist, and poet^[2]
• Kim Nae-sung (1909–1957), Korean writer