Pakch'?n County 博川郡
County
Korean transcription(s)
?  Chos?n'g?l	博川郡
?  Hancha	博 川 郡
?  McCune-Reischauer	Pakch'?n-gun
?  Revised Romanization	Bakcheon-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	North P'y?ngan
Administrative divisions	1 ?p , 1 workers' district, 20 ri
Area
? Total	313.6 km 2 (121.1 sq mi)
Population   (2008 [1] )
? Total	98,128
? Density	310/km 2 (810/sq mi)

Pakch'?n County is a kun , or county, in southern North P'y?ngan province, North Korea . It is bordered to the north by T'aech'?n , to the east and southeast by Ny?ngby?n , and to the west by Unj?n counties. To the south, it looks across the Ch'?ngch'?n River at Anju city and Mund?k county in South P'y?ngan province. In 1952, 4 my?n of Pakch'?n were split off to join Unj?n county; since then, the county's administrative divisions have been revised in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1978, 1980, and 1982.

Geography [ edit ]

Pakch'?n's terrain is dominated by rolling hills and plains, with few points exceeding 300 m above sea level. The highest point is Ch'?ngryongsan (청룡산, 322 m). The Pakch'?n Plain spreads over 100 km² along the Taeryong and Ch'?ngch'?n Rivers. Only 30% of the county's terrain is forested, with pine the dominant tree, while 50% is cultivated.

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Pakch'?n county is divided into 1 ?p (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 20 ri (villages):

Climate [ edit ]

The year-round average temperature is 8.8 °C, with temperatures averaging -9.6 °C in January and 23.9 °C in August. The annual rainfall is 1274 mm.

Economy [ edit ]

Pakch'?n is a center of rice production; other crops include maize, soybeans, barley, and wheat. Livestock are also raised, and the county leads North Py'?ngan in the area devoted to orchards. Mineral resources include gold, silver, and mica. In 1991, it was revealed that nuclear facilities are located in Pakch'?n.

Transportation [ edit ]

The P'y?ng?i and Pakch'?n lines of the Korean State Railway pass through the county.

Places of interest [ edit ]

The temple of Simwonsa in Sangyang-ri is designated North Korean national treasure 21.

Pakchon is home to Pakchon Technical School (博川專門學校).

See also [ edit ]

• Geography of North Korea
• Administrative divisions of North Korea
• North Pyongan

References [ edit ]

• International Information Research Institute (國際情報硏究所) (1999). "博川郡". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000] . Seoul: Author. pp. 832?833.

External links [ edit ]

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) ( Map )
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

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