Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.
History Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (), and later Hanseong (KR: 한성, Hanja: 漢城). Hanseong was named one of the three capitals of Goguryeo, along with Pyongyang and Gungnae. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, it became the southern center of the Goguryeo restoration movements led by Goguryeo commander Geom Mojam. The Koryo dynasty, the successor state to Goguryeo, gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415, it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. During Japanese rule, which lasted from 1910 to 1945, the county was called Sainei (載寧). The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.
Transportation Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.
Administrative divisions The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri). Chosŏn'gŭlHanchaChaeryŏng-ŭp재령읍Kŭmsal-lodongjagu금산노동자구Chaech'ŏl-l재천리Changgung-ri장국리Ch'ŏngch'ŏl-li청천리Ch'ŏnma-ri천마리Kanggyo-ri강교리Kimjewŏl-li김제원리Kosal-li고산리Kulhae-ri굴해리Namji-ri남지리Pongch'ŏl-li봉천리Pong'o-ri봉오리Pudŏng-ri부덕리Pukchi-ri북지리Pyŏksal-li벽산리Naerim-ri래림리Ryonggyo-ri룡교리Samjigang-ri삼지강리Sin'got-ri신곶리Sinhwanp'o-ri신환포리Sŏkt'al-li석탄리Sŏrim-ri서림리Sŏwŏl-li서원리Tongsinhŭng-ri동신흥리Yanggye-ri양계리
People born in Chaeryŏng Song Hae (1927–2022, born Song Bok-hui), South Korean singer and comedian, best known as host of Korea Sings (1980–present) Choi Eun-Taek (1938–2007), South Korean football coach
See also Geography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea
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