Ryongrim County

Ryongrim County is a kun, or county, in southeastern Chagang Province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim, Changjin, Chŏnch'ŏn, Tongsin, Taehŭng, and Sŏnggan counties. The county is mainly alpine territory. It contains many mountain peaks, such as Wagalbong (2,260m), Ch'ŏnŭimulsan (2,032m), Rangrimsan (2,186m), Milpuldŏksan (1,577m), Ungŏsusan (2,020m), Tomabong (1,525m), Paktalsan (1,817m), Taedasan (1,463m), and Sonamsan (1,178m).

Ryongrim County 룡림군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	龍林郡
• Hangul	South Korean: 용림군
• McCune-Reischauer	Ryongrim kun
• Revised Romanization	South Korean: Yongnim-gun
Map of Chagang showing the location of Ryongrim
Country	North Korea
Province	Chagang Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 12 ri
Area
• Total	1,203 km2 (464 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	32,727
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)

In the standard dialect of South Korea, Ryongrim loses its initial 'r' both in pronunciation and spelling.

Administrative divisions

Ryongrim County is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 12 ri (villages):

Ryongrim-ŭp Ch'ŏnsal-li Huji-ri Kuryong-ri Kwangsŏng-ri Namhŭng-ri Namsang-ri

Ryongmul-li Ryongsang-ri Sinch'ang-ri Sinhŭng-ri Toyang-ri Tumul-li

See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

External links

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)