Puryong County

Puryong County 부령군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	富寧郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Puryŏng kun
• Revised Romanization	Buryeong-gun
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Puryong
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp;, 3 workers' districts, 5 ri
Area
• Total	1,900 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	48,958
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)

Puryŏng County is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

Most of the county is mountainous, being traversed by the Hamgyŏng Range and its outlying spurs. The highest point is Kosŏngsan (Chosŏn'gŭl: 고성산, Hancha: 姑城山), 1,754 meters above sea level. Many other high peaks are also found in the county. The chief stream is the Susŏngch'ŏn (Chosŏn'gŭl: 수성천. Hancha: 輸城川).

90% of the county is forested. Rare mammals inhabit the area, including the marten, brown bear, and Amur leopard. The climate is affected by both maritime and continental influences.

Puryŏng County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 5 ri (villages):

The local economy is dominated by metalworking, mining, and electric power. Deposits of gold, copper, quartzite, and limestone are found in the county. The intermontane valleys are home to grain farms where corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, barley, proso millet, and millet are harvested. Rice fields make up 2% of the county's area. Sericulture is also practiced.

Puryŏng lies on the Hambuk and Musan lines of the Korean State Railway, and is also served by roads.

Puryŏng was one of the six post/garrisons (Korean: 육진; Hancha: 六鎭) established under the order of Sejong the Great of Chosŏn (1418–1450) to safeguard his people from the hostile Chinese and Manchurian nomads living in Manchuria.

• Ri Chi-si (Korean: 리지시; Hancha: 李之詩), the prefect of Puryŏng (Korean: 부령 부사; Hancha: 富寧府使)

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

• Location of the four forts and the six posts
• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)