Sŏnch'ŏn County
선천군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 선천군 |
| • Hancha | 宣川郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Sŏnch'ŏn-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Seoncheon-gun |
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| Country | North Korea |
| Province | North P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 24 ri |
| Area | |
• Total | 724 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 126,350 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Sŏnch'ŏn County is a kun, or county, on the coast of the Yellow Sea in west-central North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. To the north it borders Ch'ŏnma, to the east Kusŏng and Kwaksan, and to the west Tongrim; to the south, it borders nothing but the sea. Sŏnch'ŏn was reorganized in 1952, with two myŏn, or townships, being split off to form the new county of Tongrim.