Pukch'ŏng County is a county in eastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

Geography

It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south. Away from the coast, it is entirely mountainous. The Hamgyong Mountains traverse the county. The highest point is Komdoksan. Chief streams include the Namdaechon and Pochonchon (보천천). It has a relatively mild climate for the province.

Administrative divisions

Pukch'ŏng county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 38 ri (villages):

Pukch'ŏng-ŭp Sinbukch'ŏng-rodongjagu Sinch'ang-rodongjagu An'gong-ri Changhang-ri Chimal-li Chongsal-li Chuksang-ri Chung-ri Ch'o-ri Ch'ŏnghae-ri Ch'ŏnghŭng-ri Haho-ri Hasedong-ri Kŏnja-ri Kyŏng'andae-ri Manch'ul-li Masal-li Mundong-ri Nahadae-riNahŭng-ri Op'yŏng-ri Pansong-ri Poch'ŏl-li Pongŭi-ri Pudong-ri P'yŏng-ri Sangripsŏ-ri Sangsedong-ri Sinsang-ri Sŏri Tang'u-ri Tŏg'ŭm-ri Tongdo-ri T'osŏng-ri Yangch'ŏndong-ri Yangch'ŏnsŏ-ri Yangga-ri Yesŭng-ri Yongch'ŏl-li

Economy

According to the North Korean state-controlled newspaper The Pyongyang Times there is a shoe factory in Pukchong County.

Also according to The Pyongyang Times a pig farm in Pukchong County was inaugurated in August 2021. The farm, whose English name is given as the Pukchong Pig Farm, is said to include an inspection room, fattening and breeding blocks, a feed processing and transportation system, as well as a means to produce organic fertilizer.

Transportation

Pukch'ŏng county is served by the Tŏksŏng and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway, as well as by roads.[citation needed]

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