Taegwan County

Taegwan County
대관군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl대관군
 • Hancha
 • McCune-ReischauerTaegwan-gun
 • Revised RomanizationDaegwan-gun
Location of Taegwan County
CountryNorth Korea
ProvinceNorth P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 22 ri
Area
 • Total865 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total69,565
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)

Taegwan County is a kun, or county, in northeastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It lies in the province's interior, and is bounded by Tongch'ang on the east, Kusŏng and T'aech'ŏn to the south, Ch'ŏnma to the west, and Ch'angsŏng and Sakchu to the north. It was created in 1952 from portions of Sakchu county.