Chunghwa-gun is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties of 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...

. It sits north of Hwangju-gun

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:...

, North Hwanghae, east of Kangnam-gun

Kangnam-gun

Kangnam-gun is a county of North Hwanghae province, formerly one of the four suburban counties of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is north-west of Songrim, north-east of Hwangju County, west of Chunghwa County, and south of Nakrang-guyok, Pyongyang. It is the location of cooperative farms and smaller...

, North Hwanghae, west of Sangwŏn-gun, North Hwanghae, and south of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk (Ryokpo District), Pyongyang. It became part of Pyongyang in May 1963, when it separated from South P'yŏngan Province. Chunghwa-gun is the location of a few historic sights (both Revolutionary and pre-Japanese occupation

Korea under Japanese rule

Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....

), such as the Chunghwa Hyanggyo

Hyanggyo

The Hyanggyo were government-run provincial schools established separately during the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty , but did not meet with widespread success in either dynasty...

, as well as a few KPA weapons units. 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), and 16 'ri' (villages).

Chunghwa-up 중화읍/ Chaesong-ri 채송리/ Changsan-ri 장산리/ Chingwang-ri 진광리/ Chungryong-ri 충룡리/ Konsan-ri 건산리/ Kumsan-ri 금산리/ Kwanbong-ri 관봉리/ Majang-ri 마장리/

Multong-ri 물동리/ Myongwol-ri 명월리/ Oryong-ri 어룡리/ Paekun-ri 백운리/ Ryongsan-ri 룡산리/ Samhung-ri 삼흥리/ Samsong-ri 삼성리/ Tongsan-ri 동산리/