Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

Geography

Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn in North Hwanghae Province.

History

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of Koguryo, who called it Siksŏng (息城郡), and later Hanseong (KR: 한성, Hanja: 漢城). Hanseong was named one of the three capitals of Goguryeo, along with Pyongyang and Gungnae. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, it became the southern center of the Goguryeo restoration movements led by Goguryeo commander Geom Mojam. The Koryo dynasty, the successor state to Goguryeo, gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415, it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. During Japanese rule, which lasted from 1910 to 1945, the county was called Sainei (載寧). The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean State Railway. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 24 villages (ri).

Chosŏn'gŭlHancha
Chaeryŏng-ŭp재령읍載寧邑
Kŭmsal-lodongjagu금산노동자구金山勞動者區
Chaech'ŏl-l재천리財泉里
Changgung-ri장국리墻菊里
Ch'ŏngch'ŏl-li청천리清川里
Ch'ŏnma-ri천마리川磨里
Kanggyo-ri강교리江橋里
Kimjewŏl-li김제원리金濟元里
Kosal-li고산리孤山里
Kulhae-ri굴해리屈海里
Namji-ri남지리南芝里
Pongch'ŏl-li봉천리蓬泉里
Pong'o-ri봉오리鳳梧里
Pudŏng-ri부덕리富德里
Pukchi-ri북지리北芝里
Pyŏksal-li벽산리碧山里
Naerim-ri래림리來臨里
Ryonggyo-ri룡교리龍橋里
Samjigang-ri삼지강리三支江里
Sin'got-ri신곶리新串里
Sinhwanp'o-ri신환포리新換浦里
Sŏkt'al-li석탄리石灘里
Sŏrim-ri서림리西林里
Sŏwŏl-li서원리書院里
Tongsinhŭng-ri동신흥리東新興里
Yanggye-ri양계리陽溪里

People born in Chaeryŏng

  • Song Hae (1927–2022, born Song Bok-hui), South Korean singer and comedian, best known as host of Korea Sings (1980–present)
  • Choi Eun-Taek (1938–2007), South Korean football coach

See also