Pungso County

Pungsŏ County 풍서군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	풍서군
• Hancha	豊西郡
• McCune-Reischauer	P'ungsŏ-gun
• Revised Romanization	Pungseo-gun
Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Pungso
Country	North Korea
Province	Ryanggang
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 3 workers' districts, 17 ri
Area
• Total	1,812 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	44,112
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)

P'ungsŏ County is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was formed after the division of Korea from portions of Kimhyŏnggwŏn (then P'ungsan) and Kapsan counties.

Lying atop the southern portion of the Kaema Plateau, P'ungsŏ is heavily mountainous. In general, the mountains are higher in the northwest and lower toward the southeast. They include the Puksubaek range; the highest point is Puksubaeksan itself. The chief rivers are the Hŏch'ŏn and the Nŭnggwi (능귀강). P'ungsŏ Lake, an artificial reservoir, lies in the middle of the county. Some 91% of P'ungsŏ's area is covered with forestland.

P'ungsŏ county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 3 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):

Logging is the chief industry in P'ungsŏ. There is little agriculture, due to the rugged terrain. However, some amounts of maize, potatoes, and wheat are produced on dry-field farms; livestock are also raised. The county is known for the production of bracken fern. The county is home to deposits of gold, lead and zinc.

The county is served by road, but not by rail. The Nŭnggwi River and P'ungsŏ Lake are used to transport raw lumber downstream.

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Ryanggang

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)