Pochon County

This article is about the county in North Korea. For the city in South Korea, see Pocheon.
Poch'ŏn 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
Province Ryanggang
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 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-ŭp보천읍普天邑
Taejil-lodongjagu대진로동자구大鎭勞動者區
Taep'yŏng-rodongjagu대평로동자구大坪勞動者區
Ch'ŏngrim-ri청림리靑林里
Hosal-li호산리虎山里
Hŭngsŏng-ri흥성리興成里
Hwajŏl-li화전리樺田里
Kasal-li가산리佳山里
Mun'am-ri문암리門岩里
Naegong-ri내곡리內曲里
Paekcha-ri백자리柏子里
Pohŭng-ri보흥리保興里
Ryongdŏng-ri룡덕리龍德里
Sangryong-ri상룡리上龍里
Sinhŭng-ri신흥리新興里
Songbong-ri송봉리松峰里
Taehŭng-ri대흥리大興里
Taesil-li대신리大新里
Ŭihwa-ri의화리儀化里
Unnam-ri운남리雲南里

See also

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