Geography

Kangryŏng is bordered to the north by Pyŏksŏng

Pyoksong

Pyoksong is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea....

, to the west by Ongjin

Ongjin, South Hwanghae

Ongjin is a county in southern South Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is located on the Ongjin Peninsula, which projects into the Yellow Sea.- History :...

, to the east by the Bay of Haeju and to the south by the Korea Bay

Korea Bay

The Korea Bay is a northern extension of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North P'yŏngan Province of North Korea.It is separated from the Bohai Sea by the Liaodong Peninsula, with Dalian at its southernmost point...

. The county is situated on the western half of the Ongjin Peninsula, and most of the land is rocky and hilly with many coves and little flat land. There are also many islands in the seas surrounding the county, the largest being Sunwi-do, Ŏhwa-do, and the Suap Islands. The highest point is Mt. Ch'amnamu, at 286 meters.

Kangryŏng is famous for its seafaring bird poulations, including the rare Red-crowned Crane

Red-crowned Crane

The Red-crowned Crane , also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane , is a large east Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world...

. The county is the site of the large Kangryong Crane Habitat, one of four designated breeding sites in North Korea, and Natural Monument

Natural monuments of North Korea

This is a partial list of the natural monuments of North Korea. A total of 935 natural monuments have been designated.-No. 1 - 50:-50-100:-No. 101 - 150:-No. 251 - 300:-No. 351 - 400:-See also:*Natural monuments of South Korea...

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History

Kangryŏng county was created under the Yi dynasty. It was briefly merged into the newly-formed Hwanghae District in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. In 1909, it was incorporated into Ongjin. It was again made an independent municipality in the 1952 redistricting changes and received its old name.

Transportation

The county is served by a rail line, which stops at Singangryong, Kangryong, Tungam, Hyangjuk, and Pupo Stations. The county also has a large road network.

Divisions

Kangryŏng is divided into one town (ŭp), one Worker's District (rodongjagu) and 31 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...
Kangryŏng Town	강령읍
Pup'o Worker's District	부포노동자구
Hyangjuk-ri	향죽리
Inbong-ri	인봉리
Kŭmdong-ri	금동리
Kŭmjŏng-ri	금정리
Kwangch'ŏn-ri	광천리
Naedong-ri	내동리
Obong-ri	오봉리
Ŏhwado-ri	어화도리
Pongo-ri	봉오리
Pumin-ri	부민리
P'yŏnghwa-ri	평화리
Ryongyŏn-ri	룡연리
Sambong-ri	삼봉리
Sayon-ri	사연리
Sikyŏ-ri	식여리
Sinam-ri	신암리
Songhyŏn-ri	송현리
Ssanggyo-ri	쌍교리
Suap-ri	수압리
Sunwi-ri	순위리
Tonggang-ri	동강리
Tongp'o-ri	동포리
Tŭngam-ri	등암리