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Onsong County

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Onsong has a 4 km long, single overhead bidirectional trolleybus line linking from the railway station to the Wangjaesan Grand Monument, although no trolleybuses are observed on the line since at least 2004. The overhead is nonetheless at least appearing to be in a good condition. The system
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Being mountainous in nature, Onsong is not well suited to agriculture. Ironically, however, it has the highest ratio of rice paddies to dry fields of any district in
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formerly had two Jipsan 88 trolleybuses, though they were converted from the similar, but unrelated Jipsan 88 bus.
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Onsŏng County is divided into 1 town ("Ŭp"), 10 workers' districts ("Rodongjagu") and 15 villages ("Ri"):
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Onsong is served by roads and railroads. In winter, it is also possible to cross the frozen
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The land of Onsong is mainly mountainous, although a part is flatland. It has a
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Province, China. Onsong also contains the northernmost point in
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Province. Logging is prevalent in the Tumen River basin.
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prefecture, is the closest Chinese town across the river.
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Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Onsong
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Index

County
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Onsong
North Korea
Province
North Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions
kun
North Hamgyong
North Korea
China
ŭp
Onsong concentration camp
Korean
Hancha
Sejong the Great of Joseon
Ming dynasty
Manchurian
Jurchen
Manchuria
Tumen River
China
Jilin
Korea
Liangshui
Korean
Hancha
Tumen
continental climate
Kaema Plateau
North Hamgyong

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