Orang County 어랑군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	어랑군
• Hancha	漁郞郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Ŏrang kun
• Revised Romanization	Eorang-gun
Map of North Hamgyong showing the location of Orang
Country	North Korea
Province	North Hamgyong Province
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp;, 1 workers' district, 20 ri
Area
• Total	1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population  (2008 census)
• Total	87,757
• Density	68/km2 (170/sq mi)

Ŏrang County is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is situated on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Originally part of Kyŏngsŏng county, Ŏrang was created in 1952 following the division of Korea.

The county is primarily mountainous, with many hills of more than 200 meters in height. However, there is a narrow plain along the coast. Approximately 85% of the county is forested. The highest peak is T'ugubong (Chosŏn'gŭl: 투구봉). There are various lakes including Changyŏn Lake (Chosŏn'gŭl: 장연호, Hancha: 長淵湖) and Mugye Lake (Chosŏn'gŭl: 무계호, Hancha: 武溪湖).

Ŏrang County is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 20 ri (villages):

The local economy is dominated by agriculture and fishing, and is the chief centre of rice production in North Hamgyŏng. In addition, pine mushrooms are grown there. Orang Airport is located in the county. Orang County is also home to Orangchon Power Station and Phalhyang Hydroelectric Dam on Orangchon River that has been under construction since 1981.^[1][2] The Phalhyang dam was completed in December 2019.^[3]

Ŏrang lies on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway. The only major road is the highway running between Ch'ŏngjin and Kimch'aek. The dual use military-public Orang Airport has domestic flights to Pyongyang.

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)