Hoechang County

Hoech'ang County is a "kun" (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
History.
Before 1945, most of the territory that now comprises Hoech'ang, was part of neighbouring Sŏngch'ŏn county. In 1952 four townships from Sŏngch'ŏn (Sungin-myŏn, Kuryong-myŏn, Rungjung-myŏn, and Taegok-myŏn) and one from Koksan (Pongmyŏng-myŏn) were split from their counties and merged to form Hoech'ang County.
Administrative divisions.
The district is split into 1 "ŭp" (town), 4 "rodongjagu" (workers' districts) and 17 "ri" (villages):