Kimhyŏnggwŏn County

English

Etymology

From Korean 김형권군(金亨權郡) (Gimhyeonggwon'gun). Named after Korean revolutionary Kim Hyŏnggwŏn, uncle of Kim Il Sung.

Proper noun

Kimhyŏnggwŏn County

1. A county in southeastern Ryanggang Province, North Korea.
   • 1990, North Korea News‎^[1], numbers 508-559, →OCLC, pages 3, 6:

     According to the north Korean Central Broadcasting Station on August 15, the Central People's Committee (north Korea's highest government body) issued on August 12 two administrative decrees, one to name Pungsan County of Yanggang Province as Kimhyonggwon County and Pungsan District Kimhyonggwon District, and the other to name Pabal Senior High School in Pungsan County Kimhyonggwon Senior High School, in order to preserve the land associated with […]
     and Pungsan County in Yanggang Province Kimhyonggwon District and Kimhyonggwon County. Kim Hyong-gwon is President Kim Il-sung's deceased uncle. The committee also issues a decree naming Pabal Senior High School of Kimhyonggwon Senior High School.

   • 1999, Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific‎^[2], number 3575-3587, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 1:

     […] in Hwangsuwon-ri of Kimhyonggwon County of Yanggang Province, an area situated north of the Pujollyong mountain range.

   • 2019 July 31, Kim Yoo Jin, “Soldiers who inspected Kim Jong Un’s personal food truck removed from duties”, in Daily NK‎^[3], archived from the original on September 03, 2019‎^[4]:

     A separate source in Ryanggang Province said that when the sealed cargo section was opened, it was found to be carrying slaughtered sheep from Kimhyonggwon County under refrigeration. The rules stipulate that the truck cannot stop or rest after the cargo has been loaded and the cargo box cannot be opened while in transit.

Synonyms

• Pungsan