Kimjongsuk

Infobox Korean settlement
context=north
hangul=김정숙군
hanja=linktext|金|貞|淑|郡
rr=Gimjeongsuk-gun
mr=Kimjngsuk kun
divs=1 "p", 2 workers' districts, 22 "ri"
area_km2=1228

Kimjongsuk is a "kun", or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea, along the Yalu River. Originally part of Samsu, the county was made a separate entity in 1981. It was named after Kim Jong-suk, the mother of Kim Jong-il.

Kimjongsuk lies in the northern portion of the Kaema Plateau, and slopes downward toward the north. The Changjin River flows through the county, which is traversed by the Puksubaek Mountains and Huisaekbong Mountains. The highest point is Huisaekbong itself, 2185 m. Some 92% of the county's area is forestland. The chief rivers are the Yalu and the Changjin. The climate varies, with extremely cold temperatures prevailing in the south, and 3-3.5 ℃ warmer temperatures along the Yalu in the north.

The chief local industry is logging; there is little agriculture, except for some rice cultivation along the Yalu. A certain amount of wheat, maize, soybeans, and potatoes are also produced. There are local deposits of molybdenum, gold, copper, silver, lead, zinc, and tungsten. Honeybees and other livestock are also raised. Hydropower is abundant. Food processing dominates local manufacturing.

The county is served by both road and rail, with the Manpo-Chongnyon Line passing through the county.

ee also

*Geography of North Korea
*Administrative divisions of North Korea

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