Chorwon County
Ch'ŏrwŏn County ([ˈtsʰɔɾwɔn‿ɡun]) is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Portions of it were once a single county together with the county of the same name in South Korea; other portions were added from neighbouring counties in the 1952 reorganization of local governments. After the initial division of Korea, the entire county lay to the Northern side of the dividing line, but in the course of the Korean War part of the county was taken by the South.
Ch'ŏrwŏn County
철원군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 철원군 |
| • Hancha | 鐵原郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Cheorwon-gun |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | Kangwŏn Province |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 36 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 457 km2 (176 sq mi) |
| Population (2008 census) | |
| • Total | 62,418 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
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