Anbyon County

Anbyŏn County 안변군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl
• Hancha
• McCune-Reischauer	Anbyŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Anbyeon-gun
Chŏnsam Cooperative Farm, Anbyŏn
Country	North Korea
Province	Kangwon Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 28 ri

Anbyŏn is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Originally included in South Hamgyŏng province, it was transferred to Kangwŏn province in a September 1946 reshuffling of local government.

The southwest portion of the county is bounded by the Masingryŏng (마식령산맥) and Taebaek mountains, which meet at the pass of Ch'ugaryŏng (추가령). The highest point is Paegamsan.

Anbyŏn's major streams include the Namdaech'ŏn and the Hakch'ŏn. The Anbyŏn Plain is situated along the Namdaech'ŏn's course. The temperature is warmer in the north than in the south.

Anbyŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 28 ri (villages):

In the Anbyŏn Plain, rice-farming is the predominant industry. Orcharding also plays an important role.

Tile manufacturing also takes place.

There are local deposits of gold, silver, copper and zinc, but they are not widely exploited.

In 2000, construction of the Anbyŏn Youth Power Station, a hydroelectric facility, was completed. The workers were honored with a personal communique from Kim Jong-il.

Anbyŏn is the setting for many North Korean films. Thus it has been dubbed the Hollywood of North Korea.

A chemical weapons storage facility is believed to be located in the county's Chiha-ri precinct. The facility is said to include numerous tunnels dug deep into the mountains, and may also host some biological weapons.

The Kangwŏn and Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn lines of the Korean State Railway pass through the county, which is also served by road.