Sangwon-gun is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties located in east Pyongyang

Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...

, North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

. Prior to 1952, Sangwon was merely a township of Chunghwa County. In 1952 it was separated as a separate county, and in 1963 it was added as a county of Pyongyang. It is north of North Hwanghae's Hwangju

Hwangju

-Geography:Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeast by Ŭnch'ŏn-History:...

, Yontan

Yontan

Yontan is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea....

-gun, and Suan-gun, south of the Nam River and Kangdong-gun west of Yonsan

Yonsan

Yonsan is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea....

-gun, and east of Chunghwa-gun

Chunghwa-gun

Chunghwa-gun is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties of East Pyongyang, North Korea. It sits north of Hwangju-gun, North Hwanghae, east of Kangnam-gun, North Hwanghae, west of Sangwŏn-gun, North Hwanghae, and south of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk , Pyongyang. It became part of...

. In 2010, it was administratively reassigned from Pyongyang to North Hwanghae; foreign media attributed the change as an attempt to relieve shortages in Pyongyang's food distribution system.

Divisions

The county is divided into one town (up), one worker's district (rodongjagu) and 20 'ri' (villages).

Sangwon-up 상원읍/ Myongdang Worker's District 명당노동자구/ Chang-ri 장리/ Changhang-ri 장항리/ Chonsan-ri 전산리/ Chung-ri 중리/ Huku-ri 흑우리/ Kumsong-ri 금성리/ Kwiil-ri 귀일리/ Pondong-ri 번동리/ Rodong-ri 로동리/

Rungsong-ri 릉성리/ Ryongchon-ri 령천리/ Ryonggok-ri 룡곡리/ Sagi-ri 사기리/ Siksong-ri 식송리/ Sinwon-ri 신원리/ Susan-ri 수산리/ Taechon-ri 대천리/ Taedong River Taedong River The Taedong River is a large river in North Korea. It rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung... -ri 대동리/ Taehung-ri 대흥리/ Ungu-ri 은구리/