Kimhyonggwon

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proper noun

A county in southeastern Ryanggang Province, North Korea.

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proper noun
  1. A county in southeastern Ryanggang Province, North Korea.

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

    1999, Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, number 3575-3587, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 1
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    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.

    1990, North Korea News, numbers 508-559, →OCLC, pages 3, 6

    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.

    2019 July 31, Kim Yoo Jin, “Soldiers who inspected Kim Jong Un’s personal food truck removed from duties”, in Daily NK, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2019

    예를 들어 국경 도시인 혜산시의 주민이 풍서군, 김형권군, 백암군 등 도내 비국경 지역으로 갈 때 인민반장·안전원·보위원의 확인 도장이 찍힌 확인서만 가지고 있으면 별다른 제한 없이 이동이 가능하다는 게 소식통의 설명이다.

    국경주민 이동 제한 완화…타지서 국경 오는건 여전히 통제

    2022 August 23, Lee Chae Un [이채은], “N. Korea eases certain travel restrictions on border residents amid “victory” against COVID-19 [국경주민 이동 제한 완화…타지서 국경 오는건 여전히 통제]”, in Daily NK, sourced from Korean Version (Archived), translation of original in Korean, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2022

    Synonyms: Pungsan

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proper nounA county in southeastern Ryanggang Province, North Korea.

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Origin

  1. Korean김형권군(金亨權郡)
  2. EnglishKimhyonggwon

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

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APA

Kimhyonggwon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kimhyonggwon

MLA

“Kimhyonggwon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kimhyonggwon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kimhyonggwon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kimhyonggwon.

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