Province South Pyongan | ||
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Administrative divisions 1 ŭp, 4 workers' districts, 21 ri |
Pukch'ang County is a kun (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
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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):
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.
References
Pukchang County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA