Kusong

Kusong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	구성시
• Hanja	龜城市
• Revised Romanisation	Guseong-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Kusŏng si
Map o North Pyongan showin the location o Kusong.
Kintra	North Korea
Admeenistrative diveesions	24 tong, 18 ri
Area
• Total	666.8 km2 (257.5 sq mi)

Kusŏng is a coterminous ceety in central North Pyongan Province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan tae the north, Taechon tae the east, Kwaksan an Chongju tae the sooth, an Chonma tae the north. The heichest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The year-roond average temperatur is 8.2 °C, wi a Januar average o -9.6 °C an an August average o 23.3 °C. 1300 millimeters o rain faw in a typical year. 22% o the ceety's aurie is cultivatit; 64% is forestit.

Educational institutions locatit in Kusong include Kusong Mechanical College an Kusong Industrial College. Historical relics include the Koryo-dynasty Kuju Castle.

The ceety is dividit intae twinty-fower neebourheids (dong) an 18 veelages (ri).

• International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "구성시". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000]. Seoul: Author. pp. 835–836.
• http://nk.joins.com/map/view.asp?idx=i061.htm

• Geografie o North Korea
• Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
• Pyeonganbuk-do

• (in Korean) In Korean leid online encyclopaedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

Template:North Pyongan

Coordinates: 39°58′45″N 125°15′07″E / 39.97919°N 125.25206°E / 39.97919; 125.25206