Phihyà Ân is a kun, or county, in northwestern North P'yà Ângan province, North Korea. It is bounded to the north by à ¬iju, to the east by Chà Ânma, to the south by Yà Âmju and Tongrim, and to the west by Ryongchà Ân and the large city of Sinà Âiju. It was established as a separate county in 1952, and was subsequently reorganized in 1954, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1967 and 1978.
The land of Phihyà Ân is generally flat in the west, rolling in the center, and rises to the low Munsu Mountains in the east. The chief of these peaks is Munsusan (문ìÂÂì°, 736 m). The chief local stream is the Samgyochà Ân (ì¼êµÂì²Â), a tributary of the Yalu River. Forestland covers 57% of the county's area (of that, pine forests account for 80%); 31% of the county is cultivated.
Phihyà Ân is divided into 1 à Âp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 21 ri (villages):
The year-round average temperature is 8.5 ðC, dipping to a January mean of -9.5 ðC and rising to 23.6 ðC in August. The annual rainfall averages 1065 mm.
Crops raised on that cultivated land include rice, maize, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Peanuts are also raised; Phihyon ranks second in the province in peanut production, and third in sheep production. The county is known for its hogs.
Phihyà Ân is home to the Phihyà Ân College of Land Administration.
The Phyà Ângà Âi (Pyà Ângyang-Sinà Âiju) and Paengma (Yà Âmju-South Sinà Âiju) lines of the Korean State Railway pass through the county.