Chonchon County

Chonchon County
전천군
Jonchon County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja前川郡
 • McCune-ReischauerChŏnch'ŏn kun
 • Revised RomanizationJeoncheon-gun
Map of Chagang showing the location of Chonchon
Map of Chagang showing the location of Chonchon
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceChagang Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 5 workers' districts, 11 ri
Government
 • Jonchon County Peoples' CommitteeShim Dok-young[1]
Area
 • Total1,001.16 km2 (386.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[2])
 • Total106,311
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)

Chŏnch'ŏn County (Korean전천군; MRChŏnch'ŏn-kun) is a kun, or county, in central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye county, it was made a separate county in 1949.

North Korea's largest fir tree is located in this county.

  1. ^ "《배가의 노력을 기울이겠습니다》(반영)". arirangmeari.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division