Hoeryŏng was one of the six posts/garrisons (Chosŏngŭl: 육진, Hanja: 六鎭) established under the order of Sejong the Great of Joseon (1418 - 1450) to safeguard his people from the potentially hostile semi-nomadic Jurchens living north of the Yalu river.
In 1952, some territories of Hoeryŏng (then a county), which included myoen of Poŭl and parts of myoens of Yonghung and Pyŏksŏng, were incorporated into the then newly created Yusŏn county.[4] After the 1974 incorporation of Yusŏn county, the Yusŏn region became a up and was renamed as Yusŏn worker's region.[4]
In early May 2007, the newly appointed Prime MinisterKim Yong-il visited Hoeryŏng. At the time, the Prime Minister brought with him on his train one carriage worth of glass (made in South Korea) and 3 carriages worth of cement. After delivering the goods to the People's Committee of Hoeryŏng he ordered that the city of Hoeryŏng be decorated and adorned as much as a city where Mother Kim Jong Suk's birthplace should be.
Administrative divisions
Hoeryŏng-si is divided into 19 tong (neighbourhoods) and 28 ri (villages):
Chungdo-dong
Chungbong-dong
Ch'irwŏlp'aril-dong
Kang'an-dong
Kyerim-dong
Kungsim-dong
Mang'yang-dong
Nammun-dong
Osandŏk-tong
Poŭl-dong
Saemaŭl-dong
San'ŏp-tong
Sech'ŏn-dong
Sinch'ŏn-dong
Sŏngch'ŏn-dong
Subuk-tong
Tongmyŏng-dong
Yŏkchŏn-dong
Yusŏn-dong
Ch'angt'ae-ri
Ch'anghyo-ri
Hakp'o-ri
Hangyong-ri
Hongsal-li
In'ge-ri
Kesang-ri
Keha-ri
Kulsal-li
Kŭmsaeng-ri
Musal-li
Namsal-li
Obong-ri
Oryu-ri
Pangwŏl-li
Pyŏksŏng-ri
P'ungsal-li
Raksaeng-ri
Ryongch'ŏl-li
Saŭl-li
Sinhŭng-ri
Sŏngbung-ri
Sŏngdong-ri
Songhang-ri
Taedong-ri
Tokhŭng-ri
Wŏnsal-li
Yŏngsu-ri
Economy
Hoeryŏng's main industries are mining machines and a paper mill. The area contains many mines. According to media reports, in 2017 ordinary residents in Hoeryong receive electricity for 3–4 hours per day.[5] However, many people do not have electricity at all.
Civil unrest
It is reported that on 24 September 2008 only about 20% of Hoeryŏng's city residents attended a civilian defence-training programme held in Hoeryŏng City. The other 80% are thought to have stayed home or tended to private patch fields. As punishment, authorities from the Civilian Defence ordered non-attendees to pay KP₩5,000, however this fine was largely ignored.[6]
2016 Flood
On 29 August 2016, as the result of Typhoon Lionrock, the Tumen River flooded, making many of the residents homeless and causing substantial property damage.[7] The displaced residents moved to China.
^Shim, Elizabeth (July 12, 2017). "North Korea supplies high-voltage electricity to border fence". UPI. Ordinary North Koreans in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, on the other hand, are supplied with electricity for about 3 to 4 hours a day, the North Korean source said.
^North Korea Today, No. 28. (2008). Research Institute for North Korean society.
