Kimhyongjik County

41°30′25″N 127°16′06″E / 41.50706523475901°N 127.26830718492991°E / 41.50706523475901; 127.26830718492991

Kim Hyŏng-jik County
김형직군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl김형직군
 • Hancha
 • McCune-ReischauerKimhyŏngjik-kun
 • Revised RomanizationGimhyeongjik-gun
Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Kimhyongjik
Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Kimhyongjik
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceRyanggang
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 6 workers' districts, 9 ri
Area
 • Total1,465 km2 (566 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total57,729
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)

Kimhyŏngjik County is a kun of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Formerly known as Huch'ang County, it was renamed in 1988 in honour of Kim Hyŏng-jik, the leader of the anti-Japanese liberation movement of Korea.[2]

The 2004 Ryanggang explosion occurred at Wŏltal-lodongjagu in this county.

  1. ^ North Korea: Administrative Division
  2. ^ "북한지역정보넷". www.cybernk.net. Retrieved 2021-09-25.