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    Riwŏn or Iwon County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is located at the province's northeastern tip and borders the Sea of Japan...
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  • Riwŏn is the seat of Riwŏn County in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.[citation needed] "Riwŏn" is the official North Korean romanization of the town's...
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    (Chŏngp'yŏng County) Kŭmch'odo (전초도 Keumchodo; 全椒島) (Riwŏn County) Mayangdo (마양도; 馬養島) (Sinpo City) Sojŏdo (소저도 Sojeodo; 小猪島) (Kŭmya County) Taejŏdo (대저도...
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    and 15 counties ("gun"). These are further divided into villages (ri and dong, with dong also denoting neighborhoods in cities), with each county additionally...
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  • Chai-Shin Yu (category People from Riwon County)
    Chai-Shin Yu (April 11, 1932 – April 24, 2023) was a Korean-Canadian academic and a distinguished professor of Korean studies at the University of Toronto...
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    Pujon County Pukchong County Ragwon County Riwon County Sinhung County Toksong County Yonggwang County Yodok County North Hwanghae Province 3 cities (si):...
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    Si-ae led the remaining 10,000 soldiers to Manryeong. Manryeong Pass at Riwon County faces the sea to the south and Mt. Taesan to the north, making it a strategic...
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  • common South Korean romanization of Riwon (리원읍, Riwŏn-ŭp), a town in North Korea Riwon County (리원군, Riwŏn-kun), a county in North Korea Iwon station (이원역...
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  • Kwak Pom-gi (category People from Riwon County)
    Kwak Pom-gi 곽범기 Born (1939-11-20) 20 November 1939 (age 85) Riwon County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea Alma mater Kim Il-sung University Organization(s)...
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    area (chigu): Kŭmho 15 counties (kun): Changjin, Chŏngp'yŏng, Hamju, Hŏch'ŏn, Hongwŏn, Kowŏn, Kŭmya, Pujŏn, Pukch'ŏng, Ragwŏn, Riwŏn, Sinhŭng, Tŏksŏng, Yŏnggwang...
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