Chungsan County

Chŭngsan County is a Administrative divisions of [North Korea|kun] in South [Pyongan Province], North Korea.
Chungsan [concentration camp|Re-education Camp No. 11], a large prison mostly for repatriated refugees, is located in the northwestern part of Chŭngsan County.

History

The region was originally known as "Sirumoe". This korean name was sinicized as jeungsan when the subdivision of Jeungsanhyang was installed under the Kangso prefecture in 1136.In 1395, Jeungsanhyang became a prefecture in its own right and became Jeungsan prefecture.In 1914, the county became a myeon under Kangso county and some of the areas that were part of the county were merged into Pyongwon County.After being under Kangso County for a while, the Chungsan County was recreated in 1952.

Administrative divisions

Chŭngsan county is divided into 1 ŭp and 17 ri :

Transportation

Chŭngsan county is served by the Namdong Branch of the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngnam Line.