Pukchang County
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Pukch'ang County 북창군 |
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| County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | |
| • Hancha | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Pukch'ang-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Bukchang-gun |
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| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 21 ri |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 139,498 |
Pukch'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
In this county is the country's largest power station- Pukchang coal power station - with a production capacity of up to 1600 MW.
The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (worker districts) and 21 ri (villages):
Political Prison Camp No. 18 is a large prison labour colony in the western part of the county at the banks of Taedong River. Many of the 50000 prisoners are forced to work in coal mines.
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