Sohung County

County in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea

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

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):

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.

References

1. McCann, David Richard; Strauss, Barry S. (2001). War and Democracy: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War. M.E. Sharpe. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7656-0694-5.
2. "Improving sustainable access to drinking water and sanitation facilities". www.trianglegh.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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