Yodok
Yodok | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 요덕군 |
| • Hanja | 耀德郡 |
| • Revised Romanisation | Yodeok-gun |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yodŏk kun |
| Kintra | North Korea |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 1 ŭp, 16 ri |
| Population (1991)(est.) | |
| • Total | 33,000 |
Yodok is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea. Oreeginally pairt o Yonghung Coonty, it became a separate entity as pairt o the 1952 reorganisation o local govrenment.
Physical featurs
[eedit | eedit soorce]Maist o the coonty is muntainous. Yodok is traversed bi the Rangrim an Puktaebong ranges. The chief river is the Ryonghung. The heichest point is Raganbong. Roughly 90% o the coonty's aurie is forestland.
Economy
[eedit | eedit soorce]Due tae the ruggit terrain, agricultur is nearly impossible. Housomeivver, a few ferms are tuckit intae the muntains, harvestin maize, soybeans, millet, wheat an barley.
Transport
[eedit | eedit soorce]An aw due tae the muntains, Yodok is no connectit tae the rail grid. It is reachable anerlie bi road.
Camp
[eedit | eedit soorce]Yodok is the steid o the Yodok concentration camp.
