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Pukchong County

Field	Value
name	Pukchong County
native_name	북청군
native_name_lang	ko
settlement_type	County
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type1	Hanja
translit_lang1_info1	北靑郡
translit_lang1_type2	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info2	Pukch'ŏng kun
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Bukcheong-gun
image_map	DPRK2006 Hamnam-Pukchong.PNG
map_caption	Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Pukchong
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	North Korea
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	South Hamgyong
area_total_km2	2375
population_as_of	2008
population_total	161,886
population_density_km2	auto
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	1 ŭp, 2 workers' districts, 38 ri

Pukch'ŏng County is a county in eastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

Geography

It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south. Away from the coast, it is entirely mountainous. The Hamgyong Mountains traverse the county. The highest point is Komdoksan. Chief streams include the Namdaechon and Pochonchon (보천천). It has a relatively mild climate for the province.

Administrative divisions

Pukch'ŏng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 38 ri (villages):

Economy

Much of the economy in Pukchong County consists of agriculture, with fruit farming specifically making up a significant portion. Aside from farming, industry also makes up a portion of the county's economy, although details of specifically what industries exist in the county are scant.

Briefly mentioned by the North Korean state-controlled newspaper The Pyongyang Times, there is said to be a shoe factory in Pukchong County.

Also according to The Pyongyang Times, a pig farm in Pukchong County was inaugurated in August 2021. The farm, whose English name is given as the Pukchong Pig Farm, is said to include an inspection room, fattening and breeding blocks, a feed processing and transportation system, as well as a means to produce organic fertilizer.

Transportation

Pukch'ŏng county is served by the Tŏksŏng and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway, as well as by roads.

References

[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]
(18 Mar 2020). "Shoes produced for new students".
(12 Aug 2021). "New pig farm built".

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