Chorwon County

Ch'ŏrwŏn County
철원군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl철원군
 • Hancha
 • McCune-ReischauerCh'ŏrwŏn-gun
 • Revised RomanizationCheorwon-gun
Location of Ch'ŏrwŏn County
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceKangwŏn Province
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 36 ri
Area
 • Total457 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population
 (2008 census)
 • Total62,418
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)

Ch'ŏrwŏn County ([ˈtsʰɔɾwɔn‿ɡun]) is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Portions of it were once a single county together with the county of the same name in South Korea; other portions were added from neighbouring counties in the 1952 reorganization of local governments.[1] After the initial division of Korea, the entire county lay to the Northern side of the dividing line, but in the course of the Korean War part of the county was taken by the South.

  1. ^ "철원군의 북한". Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror). Retrieved 2007-05-22.[permanent dead link]