Pochon

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Pochon
Chosŏn'gŭl:	보천군
Hanja:	普天郡
McCune-Reischauer:	Poch'ŏn kun
Revised Romanization:	Bocheon-gun
Statistics
Administrative divisions:	1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 17 ri

Pochon is a kun, or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It looks westward across the Yalu River at China.

The Masikryong Mountains pass through the county, which slopes downward gradually to the west. The county sits atop the Paektu Plateau, with the mountains rising to only a small relative height. The highest peak is Nampotaesan (남포태산). There are numerous streams, of which the chief is the Karimchon. Some 83% of the county's area is taken up by forestland. The temperatures are quite cold.

The predominant local industry is logging. There are also deposits of magnetite, alunite, and obsidian. Pochon's farms produce potatoes, wheat, and barley, among other crops; orchards and livestock farms are also found.

Pochon is served by the Samjiyon and Pochon railways, and also by roads.

[edit] See also

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• Ryanggang

[edit] External links

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

Administrative divisions of Ryanggang province, North Korea
Capital:	Hyesan
Cities:	Hyesan
Counties:	Kapsan | Kimhyonggwon | Kimhyongjik | Kimjongsuk | Paegam | Pochon | Pungso | Samjiyon | Samsu | Taehongdan | Unhung