Taehŭng County is a kun, or county, in the northeastern corner of South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered to the north by Ryongrim and Changjin, to the east by Yŏnggwang and Hamju, to the south by Yodŏk and Chŏngp'yŏng, and to the west by Nyŏngwŏn and Tongsin. It is drained by the Taedong River, which rises in the north part of the county before flowing west into Yŏngwŏn.
The terrain of Taehŭng is higher and more mountainous than any other part of South P'yŏngan. Three mountain ranges, the Rangrim, Myohyang, and Puktaebong, pass through the county. The highest of the many peaks is Tongdaesan, at 2,094 meters above sea level.
Local agriculture is dominated by dry-field farming, with maize the chief crop. Lumber is sent down the Taedong River for processing. There are subterranean reserves of tungsten, gold, copper, and zinc. There are no railroads, but the county is served by roads which connect it to neighbouring towns via the mountain passes.
Administrative divisions Taehung County is divided into one town (ŭp), one workers' district (rodongjagu) and 16 villages (ri).
Chosŏn'gŭlHanchaTaehŭng-ŭp대흥읍 大興邑Kyŏngsu-rodongjagu경수로동자구 鯨水勞動者區Ch'anghyŏl-li창현리 昌峴里Huksu-ri흑수리 黑水里Illyong-ri인룡리 仁龍里Kŭmsŏng-ri금성리 錦城里Kwangt'ong-ri광통리 廣通里Munsam-ri문삼리 文三里Pokhŭng-ri복흥리 福興里P'yŏnghwa-ri평화리 平和里Rangrim-ri랑림리 狼林里Ryongp'yŏng-ri룡평리 龍坪里Sinnam-ri신남리 新南里Sobaeng-ri소백리 小白里Taedong-ri대동리 大同里Tohŭng-ri도흥리 都興里Tŏkhŭng-ri덕흥리 德興里Unhŭng-ri운흥리 雲興里
See also List of secondary subdivisions of North Korea Geography of North Korea
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