Hwapyong County

Hwapyong County
화평군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hancha
 • McCune–ReischauerHwap'yŏng-gun
 • Revised RomanizationHwapyeong-gun
Map of Chagang showing the location of Hwapyong
Map of Chagang showing the location of Hwapyong
CountryNorth Korea
RegionKwanso
ProvinceChagang
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 3 rodongjagu, 10 ri
Area
 • Total1,219 km2 (471 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total42,183

Hwapyong County is a kun, or county, in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of Chasong and Huchang.

  1. ^ DPR Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, published in 2009)