{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Paegam County | native_name = {{nobold|백암군}} | native_name_lang = ko | settlement_type = County |translit_lang1_type = Chosŏn'gŭl |translit_lang1_info = 백암군 | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type1 = Hancha | translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|白|岩|郡}} | translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}} | translit_lang1_info2 = Paegam-gun | translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}} | translit_lang1_info3 = Baegam-gun | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = DPRK2006 Ryanggang-Paegam.PNG | map_caption = Map of Ryanggang showing the location of Paegam | mapsize = 270px | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = North Korea | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ryanggang | area_total_km2 = 2313 | population_as_of = 2008<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]</ref> | population_total = 67,683 | population_density_km2 = auto | parts_type = Administrative divisions | parts = 1 ''ŭp'', 19 workers' districts, 4 ''ri'' }}
'''Paegam County''' is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea.
==Geography== The terrain is mountainous, as Paegam lies atop the Paektu Plateau, the site of North Korea's tallest mountains. The Hamgyŏng and Machŏllyŏng ranges pass through the county; the highest point is Kwesangbong. There are many streams; the chief of these is the Sodusu (서두수). There are also wetlands; some 91% of the county's area is forestland.
==Administrative divisions== Paegam county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town), 19 ''rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 4 ''ri'' (villages):
{| |- | valign="top" | * Paegam-ŭp (백암읍/白岩邑) * Chŭngsal-lodongjagu (증산로동자구/甑山勞動者區) * Ch'ŏngbong-rodongjagu (청봉로동자구/靑峰勞動者區) * Ch'ŏnsu-rodongjagu (천수로동자구/天水勞動者區) * Kwangdŏng-rodongjagu (광덕로동자구/廣德勞動者區) * Okch'ŏl-lodongjagu (옥천로동자구/玉川勞動者區) * Paegam-rodongjagu (백암로동자구/白岩勞動者區) * Pakch'ŏl-lodongjagu (박천로동자구/博川勞動者區) * Puhŭng-rodongjagu (부흥로동자구/復興勞動者區) * Samsup'yŏng-rodonjagu (삼수평로동자구/三水坪勞動者區) * Sanyang-rodongjagu (산양로동자구/山羊勞動者區) * Sebong-rodongjagu (세봉로동자구/세봉勞動者區) * Taet'aeng-rodongjagu (대택로동자구/大澤勞動者區) * Tonggye-rodongjagu (동계로동자구/東溪勞動者區) * Tŏngrim-rodongjagu (덕립로동자구/德立勞動者區) * Ŭndŏng-rodongjagu (은덕로동자구/恩德勞動者區) * Wŏnbong-rodongjagu (원봉로동자구/円峰勞動者區) * Yanghŭng-rodongjagu (양흥로동자구/陽興勞動者區) * Yŏlwŏlsib'o-rodongjagu (October 15 Workers' District) (10월15일로동자구/10月15日勞動者區) * Yup'yŏng-rodongjagu (유평로동자구/楡坪勞動者區) * Hwangt'o-ri (황토리/黃土里) * Sangdam-ri (상담리/上潭里) * Sŏdu-ri (서두리/西頭里) * Yanggong-ri (양곡리/陽谷里) |}
==Climate== Due to its inland location, the county has a severely cold continental climate. Paegam also has the highest wind speeds of any district in North Korea.
==Economy== Mining and logging are important local industries. Mineral resources in the county include magnesite, alunite, kaolinite, copper, dolomite, tungsten, lead, zinc, gold and peat. Agriculture also plays a role, although only 4% of the county's land is cultivated. Local crops include wheat, barley, potatoes and soybeans. Livestock are also raised.
==Transportation== Paegam is connected to the national road and rail grids; the Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Paengmu lines of the Korean State Railway pass through the county.
==See also== *Geography of North Korea *Administrative divisions of North Korea *Ryanggang
==External links== *{{baekgwa|empas_b=144077|empas_k=267640|naver=72743|nate=13868600|}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Counties of Ryanggang Province