Pukchang County
Pukch'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
Pukch'ang County 북창군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Chosŏn'gŭl | 북창군 |
| • Hancha | 北倉郡 |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Pukch'ang-gun |
| • Revised Romanization | Bukchang-gun |
 Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Pukchang | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Province | South P'yŏngan |
| Administrative divisions | 1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 21 ri |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 139,498 |
In this county is the country's largest power station- Pukchang coal power station - with a production capacity of up to 1600 MW.
Administrative divisions
The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (worker districts) and 21 ri (villages):
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Prison Camp
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 before “Board Clearance” in 1980s.[2] In 1995, Camp 18 Tukchang part was returned to ordinary society and is called “Tukchang Coal Mine Complex”(득장지구탄광련합기업소).[3] The camp was dismantled in 2006 and maybe reopened in 2016.[4][5]
References
- Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census (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)
- <설 특집> ⑤명절이 슬픈 탈북자 망향가
- 「私は政治犯収容所に10年いた」(Rimjingang)
- Has Camp 18 been re-opened or merged with Camp 14?(North Korea Economy Watch)
External links
- (in English) Map of Pyongan provinces
- (in Korean) Detailed map
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