Kosong County
Kosŏng County
고성군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 고성군 |
| • Hancha | 高城郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kosŏng-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Goseong-gun |
Map of Kangwon showing the location of Kosong | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | Kangwŏn Province |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 23 ri |
| Area | |
• Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 61,277 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
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Kosŏng ([ˈkɤsɔŋ‿ɡun]) is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It lies in the southeasternmost corner of North Korea, immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Prior to the end of the Korean War in 1953, it made up a single county, together with what is now the South Korean county of the same name. In a subsequent reorganization, the county absorbed the southern portion of Tongch'ŏn county.