Changyŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Geography Changyŏn is bordered to the north by Kwail and Songhwa, to the east by Samch'ŏn and T'aet'an, to the south by Ryongyŏn, and to the west by the Yellow Sea. Most of the land in Changyŏn is composed of flat plains, with mountains forming its borders. The highest point is Mt. Pult'a, at .
History Changyŏn county was created under the Yi dynasty. 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. The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes, when the entire south of the county was split away to form Ryongyŏn county. In 1956 it became part of South Hwanghae Province when the former Hwanghae Province was split.
Transportation The county is served by the Changyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway, which stops at Ragyŏn and Changyŏn stations. There is also a highway which runs through Changyŏn-ŭp.
Administrative divisions The county is divided into one town (ŭp), 1 Worker's District (rodongjagu) and 19 villages (ri). Chosŏn'gŭlHanchaChangyŏn-ŭp장연읍Ragyŏ-lodongjagu락연노동자Ch'angp'a-ri창파읍Ch'ŏnggye-ri청계읍Ch'uhwa-ri추화읍Haeal-li해안리Hakrim-ri학림리Hwawŏl-li화원리Kŭmsa-ri금사리Kwangch'ŏl-li광천리Myŏngch'ŏl-li명천리Nulsal-li눌산리Paksal-li샘물리샘물Rakhŭng-ri락흥리Saemmul-li산천리Samsal-li삼산리Sanch'ŏl-li산천리Sansu-ri산수리Sema-ri세마리Sŏkchang-ri석장리Sŏnjŏng-ri선정리
People born in Changyŏn Ro Ch'ŏn-myŏng (1912-1957), poet Ryu Kyŏng-hwan (1936-???), poet Kim Kuk-Hyang (1993), weightlifter
See also Sinchon Massacre No Gun Ri Geography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea
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