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Pochon County
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Poch'ŏn County |
| native_name | 보천군 |
| native_name_lang | ko |
| settlement_type | County |
| translit_lang1_type | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| translit_lang1_info | 보천군 |
| translit_lang1 | Korean |
| translit_lang1_type1 | Hancha |
| translit_lang1_info1 | 普 |
| translit_lang1_type2 | McCune–Reischauer |
| translit_lang1_info2 | Poch'ŏn-gun |
| translit_lang1_type3 | Revised Romanization |
| translit_lang1_info3 | Bocheon-gun |
| image_map | DPRK2006 Ryanggang-Pochon.PNG |
| map_caption | Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Pochon |
| mapsize | 270px |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | North Korea |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ryanggang |
| area_total_km2 | 783 |
| population_as_of | 2008 |
| population_total | 37,225 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| parts_type | Administrative divisions |
| parts | 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 Amrok River at China.
Geography
The Masingryong 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 Namp'ot'aesan (남포태산). There are numerous streams, of which the chief is the Karimch'ŏn. Some 83% of the county's area is taken up by forestland. The temperatures are quite cold.
Economy
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.
Transportation
Poch'ŏn is served by the Samjiyŏn and Poch'ŏn (Paektusan Rimch'ŏl) lines of the Korean State Railway, and also by roads.
Administrative divisions
Pochon-gun is divided into 1 up (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 17 ri (villages):
| Chosŏn'gŭl | Hancha |
|---|---|
| Poch'ŏn-ŭp | 보천읍 |
| Taejil-lodongjagu | 대진로동자구 |
| Taep'yŏng-rodongjagu | 대평로동자구 |
| Ch'ŏngrim-ri | 청림리 |
| Hosal-li | 호산리 |
| Hŭngsŏng-ri | 흥성리 |
| Hwajŏl-li | 화전리 |
| Kasal-li | 가산리 |
| Mun'am-ri | 문암리 |
| Naegong-ri | 내곡리 |
| Paekcha-ri | 백자리 |
| Pohŭng-ri | 보흥리 |
| Ryongdŏng-ri | 룡덕리 |
| Sangryong-ri | 상룡리 |
| Sinhŭng-ri | 신흥리 |
| Songbong-ri | 송봉리 |
| Taehŭng-ri | 대흥리 |
| Taesil-li | 대신리 |
| Ŭihwa-ri | 의화리 |
| Unnam-ri | 운남리 |
References
References
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]
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