title: Hoechang County
text: # Hoechang County
  
  Hoech'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
  
  ## History
  
  Before 1945, most of the territory that now comprises Hoech'ang, was part of neighbouring Sŏngch'ŏn county. In 1952 four townships from Sŏngch'ŏn (Sungin-myŏn, Kuryong-myŏn, Rungjung-myŏn, and Taegok-myŏn) and one from Koksan (Pongmyŏng-myŏn) were split from their counties and merged to form Hoech'ang County.
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):
  
  | Hoech'ang-ŭp 회창읍/檜倉邑 Hwajŏl-lodongjagu 화전로동자구/花田勞動者區 Paegryŏng-rodongjagu 백령로동자구/白嶺勞動者區 Sinjang-rodongjagu 신작로동자구/新作勞動者區 Sŏkhwang-rodongjagu 석황로동자구/石黃勞動者區 Chidong-ri 지동리/芝洞里 Chŏngsal-li 정산리/井山里 Hoeul-li 회운리/回雲里 | Hwasim-ri 화심리/花尋里 Kaul-li 가운리/佳雲里 Kuryong-ri 구룡리/九龍里 Muno-ri 문어리/文語里 Naedong-ri 내동리/內洞里 Sinsŏng-ri 신성리/新成里 Songdong-ri 송동리/松洞里 Sungin-ri 숭인리/崇仁里 | Taebong-ri 대봉리/大峰里 Taedŏng-ri 대덕리/大德里 Taegong-ri 대곡리/大谷里 Taeg'il-li 택인리/擇仁里 Tŏngryŏl-li 덕련리/德連里 Yangch'ul-li 양춘리/陽春里 |
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