Pukchang
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| Kintra | North Korea |
| State | Pyongannam-do |
| Admeenistrative centre | Pyongsong |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 139,498 |
Pukchang (Pukch'ang kun) is a coonty o the province o Pyongannam-do in North Korea.
In this coonty is the kintra's mucklest pouer station- Pukchang coal pouer station - wi a production capacity o up tae 1600 MW.
Admeenistrative destricts
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict is split intae ane ŭp (veelage), nine rodongjagu (wirker destricts) an 20 ri (touns).
Preeson Camp
[eedit | eedit soorce]Poleetical Preeson Camp No. 18 is a muckle preeson labor colony in the wastren pairt o the coonty at the banks o Taedong River. Mony o the 50000 preesoners are forcit tae wirk in coal mines.[2]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (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)" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (in Inglis) Map o Pyongan provinces Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Korean) Detailed map
