page_title: Kosong County
hierarchical_section_title: Kosong County
caption_attribution_description: Gosung county map
context_page_description: Kosŏng County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It lies in the southeasternmost corner of North Korea, immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Prior to the end of the Korean War in 1953, it made up a single county, together with what is now the South Korean county of the same name. In a subsequent reorganization, the county absorbed the southern portion of Tongch'ŏn county.
context_section_description: Kosŏng County ([ˈkɤsɔŋ‿ɡun]) is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.  It lies in the southeasternmost corner of North Korea, immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.  Prior to the end of the Korean War in 1953, it made up a single county, together with what is now the South Korean county of the same name.  In a subsequent reorganization, the county absorbed the southern portion of Tongch'ŏn county.
caption: Map of Kangwon showing the location of Kosong
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