Pukchang County
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| Pukchang County 북창군 | |
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| County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 북창군 |
| • Hancha | 北倉郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Pukch'ang-kun |
| • Revised Romanization | Bukchang-gun |
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| Country | North Korea |
| State | South Pyongan |
| Administrative centre | Pyongsong |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 139,498 |
Pukchang County (Pukch'ang kun) is a county of the province of South Pyongan in North Korea.
In this county is the country's largest power station- Pukchang coal power station - with a production capacity of up to 1600 MW.
Administrative districts
The district is split into one ŭp (village), nine rodongjagu (worker districts) and 20 ri (towns).
Prison Camp
Political Prison Camp No. 18 is a large prison labor colony in the western part of the county at the banks of Taedong River. Many of the 50000 prisoners are forced to work in coal mines.[2]
References
- ↑ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (Population 2008, published in 2009)
- ↑ Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag (Section: Testimony Kwan-li-so No. 18 Bukchang, p. 69 - 76)
External links
- (English) Map of Pyongan provinces
- (Korean) Detailed map
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