South Hamgyong Province - Environmental

Japanese: 咸鏡南道 - かんきょうなんどう
South Hamgyong Province - Environmental

A province in the south of Northeast Korea. It covers an area of ​​approximately 18,000 square kilometers. It has two administrative divisions (Hamhung and Sinpo) and 16 counties. The province is located in Hamhung. Mountains make up 80% of the province's area, with plains along the east coast of North Korea (the Sea of ​​Japan side). The Mateonryeong Mountain Range runs from northeast to west on the border with Ryanggang Province in the north, and the Rangnim Mountain Range runs from north to south in the west of the province. The climate has an average annual temperature of 10°C and an annual precipitation of around 1,000 mm. The Namdaecheon and Seongcheon rivers flow into the Sea of ​​Japan.

The country is rich in underground resources, and the polymetallic ores of the Matianling Mountains are world-famous producers of magnesite and lead-zinc ores. In addition, the Mandeok Mine in Hyocheon (iron sulfide, copper), iron ore in Iwon, and the Geisui Mine in Daeheung (tungsten) are large mines with both quality and quantity. There are also three hydroelectric power plants on the Chosin River, Bujeon River, and Hyocheon River, with a total generating capacity of 1.17 million kilowatts. Thanks to its favorable location, the Hamhung area is home to the Hungnam Chemical Fertilizer Plant, the 2.8 Vinalon Plant, the Ryuseong Machinery Plant, and the Hongung Chemical Machinery Plant, and shipyards in Seoho and Sinpo City. Light industry is carried out at the Hamhung Silk Mill, the Hamhung Woolen Spinning Mill, and the Flax Factory using agricultural and marine products produced in the province, while fish are manufactured at the Sinpo Cannery.

The fishing industry involves both deep-sea and open-sea fishing, with the fishing bases of Chaho, Sinpo, Hongwon and Seoho accounting for 50% of the nation's total catch. Agriculture involves rice cultivation in the Hamhung and Yeongheung plains, as well as corn, soybeans, wheat and industrial crops such as flax, hemp and hops, which are cultivated in the highland areas of Chosin, Daeheung, Deokseong and Hyocheon. Korea is also the number one producer of fruit, producing apples, peaches, apricots and pears, with apples accounting for the majority of the production, with Bucheong, Deokseong, Sinchang and Sinpo being the main producing areas.

[Fish pond]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北朝鮮、東北地方の南にある道。面積約1万8000平方キロメートル。行政区画は2市(咸興(かんこう/ハムフン)、新浦(しんぽ/シンポ))、16郡。道所在地は咸興。地形は山地が道面積の80%を占め、平地は北朝鮮の東海岸(日本海側)沿いに開けている。摩天嶺(まてんれい)山脈が北部の両江道(りょうこうどう/リャンカンド)境北東から西に走り、道の西部には狼林(ろうりん/ランニム)山脈が北から南へ走っている。気候は年平均気温10℃、年降水量1000ミリメートル内外。河川は南大川、城川江が日本海に注いでいる。

 地下資源が豊富で、摩天嶺山系の多金属鉱は世界的なマグネサイト鉱や鉛・亜鉛鉱の産地である。また、虚川の万徳鉱山(硫化鉄、銅)、利原の鉄鉱、大興の鯨水(げいすい)鉱山(タングステン)は質・量を伴う大鉱山である。電力資源も長津江(ちょうしんこう/チャンチンカン)、赴戦江(ふせんこう/プチョンカン)、虚川江(きょせんこう/フオチョンカン)の3水力発電所があり、117万キロワットの発電能力をもつ。恵まれた立地条件によって咸興地区には興南化学肥料工場、2・8ビナロン工場、竜城機械工場、本宮化学機械工場があり、西湖と新浦市には造船所がある。軽工業は道内で生産されている農産物、水産物などによって咸興製糸工場、咸興毛紡織工場、亜麻(あま)工場で製品化され、魚類は新浦缶詰工場で製品化されている。

 水産業では遠海および深海漁業が行われ、遮湖(しゃこ)、新浦、洪原、西湖の水産業根拠地によって全国総漁獲量の50%を水揚げしている。農業は、咸興平野、永興平野における稲作をはじめ、トウモロコシ、大豆、麦類や、工芸作物の亜麻、大麻、ホップなどが長津、大興、徳成、虚川などの高原地帯で栽培されている。また果樹の生産は国内第1位で、リンゴ、モモ、アンズ、ナシ類を産し、そのうちリンゴの生産が多く、北青、徳成、新昌(しんしょう)、新浦が主産地である。

[魚 塘]

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