Pochon County

This article is about the county in North Korea. For the city in South Korea, see Pocheon.
Pochon County
보천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Chosŏn'gŭl 보천군
 • Hancha 普天郡
 • McCune–Reischauer Poch'ŏn-gun
 • Revised Romanization Bocheon-gun
Country North Korea
Region Ryanggang Province
Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 17 ri

Poch'ŏn County 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. Poch'ŏn's farms produce potatoes, wheat and barley, among other crops; orchards and livestock farms are also found.

Poch'ŏn is served by the Samjiyŏn and Poch'ŏn railways, and also by roads.

Administrative divisions

Pochon-gun is divided into one town (up), 2 workers' districts (rodongjagu) and 17 villages (ri).

Chosŏn'gŭl Hancha
Pochon-up보천읍普天邑
Taejin-rodongjagu대진로동자구大鎭勞動者區
Taepyong-rodongjagu대평로동자구大坪勞動者區
Kasal-li가산리佳山里
Naegong-ni내곡리內曲里
Taesil-li대신리大新里
Taehung-ni대흥리大興里
Ryongdong-ni룡덕리龍德里
Munam-ni문암리門岩里
Paekcha-ri백자리柏子里
Pohung-ni보흥리保興里
Sangnyong-ni상룡리上龍里
Songbong-ni송봉리松峰里
Sinhung-ni신흥리新興里
Unnam-ni운남리雲南里
Uihwa-ri의화리儀化里
Chongnim-ni청림리靑林里
Hosal-li호산리虎山里
Hwajol-li화전리樺田里
Hungsong-ni흥성리興成里

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