Taedong County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
Taedong County
대동군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 대동군 |
| • Hancha | 大同郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Taedong-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Daedong-gun |
 Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Taedong | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 21 ri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 300 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 129,761 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Administrative divisions edit
Taedong County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):
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Notable people edit
- Hwang Sun-wŏn (1915–2000), was a Korean short story writer, novelist, and poet[2]
- Kim Nae-sung (1909–1957), Korean writer
References edit
- ^ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ^ "황순원" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: "Author Database - Korea Literature Translation Institute". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
External links edit
- (in English) Map of Pyongan provinces
- (in Korean) Detailed map
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