Kaep'ung is a county in North Hwanghae province, 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...

. Formerly part of the Kaesong

Kaesong

Kaesŏng is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea , a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty. The city is near Kaesŏng Industrial Region and it contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. It was formally named Songdo while it was the...

 urban area, the county was merged with North Hwanghae when Kaesong was demoted in 2003. The area is the site of the royal tombs of kings Kongmin

Tomb of King Kongmin

The Tomb of King Kongmin, more correctly known as the Hyonjongrung Royal Tomb, is a 14th-century mausoleum located in Haeson-ri, Kaepung County just outside of the city of Kaesong, North Korea...

 and Wanggon

Tomb of King Wanggon

The Tomb of King Wanggŏn, more correctly known as the Hyŏllŭng Royal Tomb, is a mausoleum located Haesong-ri, Kaepung-gun near Kaesŏng, North Korea...

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Divisions

The county is divided into one town (ŭp) and 18 'ri' (villages).

Kaep'ung-up (개풍읍/) Muksan-ri (묵산리/) Yŏngrŭng-ri (연릉리/) Haeson-ri (해선리/) Konam-ri (고남리/) Kwangdap-ri (광답리/) Osan-ri (오산리/) Muksong-ri (묵송리/) Yŏngang-ri (연강리/) Sinso-ri (신서리/)

Samsŏng-ri (삼성리/) Namp'o-ri (남포리/) Singwang-ri (신광리/) Kwangsu-ri (광수리/) Ryongsan-ri (룡산리/) Sinsong-ri (신성리/) P'ungdŏk-ri (풍덕리/) Haep'yŏng-ri (해평리/) Ryŏhyŏn-ri (려현리/)

Transport

Kaepung is served by Kaepung Station

Kaepung Station

Kaepung Station is a railway station in Kaepung-gun, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. Though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan,...

 and Ryohyon Station

Ryohyon Station

Ryohyon Station is a railway station in Ryohyon-ri, Kaepung county, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. Though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality...

. These are both on the Pyongbu Line

Pyongbu Line

The Pyongbu Line is the southern part of the Kyongui Line railway in North Korea, running from Pyongyang to Kaesong, near the border with South Korea. This line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Busan in South Korea but, in reality, it ends at Kaesong because of the Korean Demilitarized Zone...

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