Kimhwa County was a historical county of Korea that lies on the border of modern-day South and North Korea.
Kimhwa County reorganized in Chuncheon in 1895, [1] then in Gangwon Province the following year. [2] Kumsong County merged into Kimhwa County in 1914. [3] North Korea abolished Kimhwa County in 1952. In July 1953, after the Korean War, most of the original Kimhwa County became part of South Korea. Both North and South Korea restored the country in 1954. In 1962, the Kimhwa County of South Korea was merged to Cheolwon County.
After a reform in 2001, most of the original (pre-1914) Kimhwa County in North Korea was annexed to Pyonggang County.
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- ^ 칙령 제98호 地方制度改正件 (1895년 음력 5월 26일)
- ^ 칙령 제36호 地方制度官制改正件 (1896년 8월 4일)
- ^ 조선총독부령 제111호 (1913년 12월 29일)