Pakch'ŏn County is a kun, or county, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered to the north by T'aech'ŏn, to the east and southeast by Nyŏngbyŏn, and to the west by Unjŏn counties. To the south, it looks across the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River at Anju city and Mundŏk county in South P'yŏngan province. In 1952, 4 myŏn of Pakch'ŏn were split off to join Unjŏn county; since then, the county's administrative divisions have been revised in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1978, 1980, and 1982.
Pakch'ŏn's terrain is dominated by rolling hills and plains, with few points exceeding 300 m above sea level. The highest point is Ch'ŏngryongsan (청룡산, 322 m). The Pakch'ŏn Plain spreads over 100 km² along the Taeryong and Ch'ŏngch'ŏn Rivers. Only 30% of the county's terrain is forested, with pine the dominant tree, while 50% is cultivated.
Administrative divisions
Pakch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 20 ri (villages):
Pakch'ŏn-ŭp (박천읍)
Maengjung-rodongjagu (맹중로동자구)
Chungnam-ri (중남리)
Ch'ŏngryong-ri (청룡리)
Ch'ŏngsal-li (청산리)
Hag'am-ri (학암리)
Kisong-ri (기송리)
Maengha-ri (맹하리)
Ponghŭng-ri (봉훙리)
Pongsŏng-ri (봉성리)
Ryulgong-ri (률곡리)
Sambong-ri (삼봉리)
Samha-ri (삼하리)
Sangju-ri (상주리)
Sangyang-ri (상양리)
Sinp'yŏng-ri (신평리)
Sŏkkye-ri (석계리)
Songsŏng-ri (송석리)
Tansal-li (단산리)
Tŏksam-ri (덕삼리)
Taeryŏng-ri (대령리)
Wŏnnam-ri (원남리)
Climate
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
Pakch'ŏn is a center of rice production; other crops include maize, soybeans, barley, and wheat. Livestock are also raised, and the county leads North Py'ŏngan 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'ŏn.
pakchon, county, pakch, county, county, southern, north, yŏngan, province, north, korea, bordered, north, aech, east, southeast, nyŏngbyŏn, west, unjŏn, counties, south, looks, across, ŏngch, river, anju, city, mundŏk, county, south, yŏngan, province, 1952, my. Pakch ŏn County is a kun or county in southern North P yŏngan province North Korea It is bordered to the north by T aech ŏn to the east and southeast by Nyŏngbyŏn and to the west by Unjŏn counties To the south it looks across the Ch ŏngch ŏn River at Anju city and Mundŏk county in South P yŏngan province In 1952 4 myŏn of Pakch ŏn were split off to join Unjŏn county since then the county s administrative divisions have been revised in 1954 1956 1958 1978 1980 and 1982 Pakch ŏn County 박천군CountyKorean transcription s Chosŏn gŭl박천군 Hancha博川郡 McCune ReischauerPakch ŏn gun Revised RomanizationBakcheon gunCountryNorth KoreaProvinceNorth P yŏnganAdministrative divisions1 ŭp 1 workers district 20 riArea Total313 6 km2 121 1 sq mi Population 2008 1 Total98 128 Density310 km2 810 sq mi Contents 1 Geography 2 Administrative divisions 3 Climate 4 Economy 5 Transportation 6 Places of interest 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditPakch ŏn s terrain is dominated by rolling hills and plains with few points exceeding 300 m above sea level The highest point is Ch ŏngryongsan 청룡산 322 m The Pakch ŏn Plain spreads over 100 km along the Taeryong and Ch ŏngch ŏn Rivers Only 30 of the county s terrain is forested with pine the dominant tree while 50 is cultivated Administrative divisions EditPakch ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp town 1 rodongjagu workers district and 20 ri villages Pakch ŏn ŭp 박천읍 Maengjung rodongjagu 맹중로동자구 Chungnam ri 중남리 Ch ŏngryong ri 청룡리 Ch ŏngsal li 청산리 Hag am ri 학암리 Kisong ri 기송리 Maengha ri 맹하리 Ponghŭng ri 봉훙리 Pongsŏng ri 봉성리 Ryulgong ri 률곡리 Sambong ri 삼봉리 Samha ri 삼하리 Sangju ri 상주리 Sangyang ri 상양리 Sinp yŏng ri 신평리 Sŏkkye ri 석계리 Songsŏng ri 송석리 Tansal li 단산리 Tŏksam ri 덕삼리 Taeryŏng ri 대령리 Wŏnnam ri 원남리 Climate EditThe 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 EditPakch ŏn is a center of rice production other crops include maize soybeans barley and wheat Livestock are also raised and the county leads North Py ŏngan 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 ŏn Transportation EditThe P yŏngŭi and Pakch ŏn lines of the Korean State Railway pass through the county Places of interest EditThe temple of Simwonsa in Sangyang ri is designated North Korean national treasure 21 Pakchon is home to Pakchon Technical School 박천전문학교 See also EditGeography of North Korea Administrative divisions of North Korea North PyonganReferences Edit North Korea Administrative Division International Information Research Institute 국제정보연구소 1999 박천군 北韓情報總覽 2000 Bukhan jeongbo chong ram 2000 Seoul Author pp 832 833 External links EditIn Korean language online encyclopedias Doosan Encyclopedia Encyber Korean language Britannica Empas Map Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Empas Pascal World Encyclopedia Nate Coordinates 39 43 19 N 125 35 10 E 39 722 N 125 586 E 39 722 125 586 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pakchon County amp oldid 1066839695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
