Geography

Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn

Sariwon

Sariwŏn is the capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The city's population is estimated to be 310,100 people.-Healthcare:Sariwon has the only pediatric hospital in the entire region; it serves 16 districts and 500,000 children and teens annually....

, to the northeast by Songrim

Songrim

Songrim is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991.The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songrim was known as Kyŏmip'o .It...

 and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan

Pongsan

Pongsan is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea.The name is spelled with a "B" according to the McCune–Reischauer form of romanization or spelled with a "P" according to the Revised Romanization of Korean.-Transport:...

, and to the southeast by Ŭnch'ŏn

History

During the Joseon Dynasty, Hwangju was one of the most important cities in the area, leading to the first character of its name to be used in naming North Hwanghae Province. In 1930 its importance increased when Songrim, then a township of Hwangju County, was promoted to town status and renamed Kyomipo (Kenjiho in Japanese). There, the Japanese built a flourishing steel plant, which brought much prosperity to Hwangju. In 1947 Songrim was separated from Hwangju and made a city; since then, the county has been mostly agricultural.

Climate

Kumchon had a fairly severe climate, with an average temperature of 10.2 degrees. Inland, the average January temperature is -7 degrees, while the average August temperature is 25.6 degrees. The county receives an average of 1,100mm of rain per year.

Transportation

The county is served by the Pyongbu Railway Line

Pyongbu Line

The Pyongbu Line is the southern part of the Kyongui Line railway in North Korea, running from Pyongyang to Kaesong, near the border with South Korea. This line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Busan in South Korea but, in reality, it ends at Kaesong because of the Korean Demilitarized Zone...

, which stops in at Hwangju Station

Hwangju Station

Hwangju Station is a passenger railway station located in Hwangju, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Busan, in...

. There is also a highway which runs through Hwangju Town.

Divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp) and 14 villages (ri).

	Chosŏn'gŭl Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...	Hancha Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
Hwangju Town	황주읍
Changch'ŏn-ri	장천리
Changsa-ri	장사리
Ch'imch'on-ri	침촌리
Ch'ŏldo-ri	철도리
Ch'ŏngryong-ri	청룡리
Ch'ŏngun-ri	청운리
Ch'ŏnju-ri	천주리
Hukkyo-ri	흑교리
Inp'o-ri	인포리
Koyŏn-ri	고연리
Kŭmsŏk-ri	금석리
Kup'o-ri	구포리
Kwangch'ŏn-ri	광천리
Naewe-ri	내외리
Oesang-ri	외상리
P'onam-ri	포남리
Ryongch'ŏn-ri	룡천리
Ryonggung-ri	룡궁리
Samhun-ri	삼훈리
Samjŏn-ri	삼전리
Samjŏng-ri	삼정리
Sinsang-ri	신상리
Sokjŏng-ri	석정리
Sŏksan-ri	석산리
Sŏnbong-ri	선봉리
Sunch'ŏn-ri	순천리
Taedong-ri	대동리
Unsŏng-ri	운성리