{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Pukchong County | native_name = {{nobold|북청군}} | native_name_lang = ko | settlement_type = County | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info1 = 北靑郡 | translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}} | translit_lang1_info2 = Pukch'ŏng kun | translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}} | translit_lang1_info3 = Bukcheong-gun | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = DPRK2006 Hamnam-Pukchong.PNG | mapsize = | map_caption = Map of South Hamgyong showing the location of Pukchong | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = North Korea | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = South Hamgyong | area_total_km2 = 2375 | population_as_of = 2008<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/ North Korea: Administrative Division]</ref> | population_total = 161,886 | population_density_km2 = auto | parts_type = Administrative divisions | parts = 1 ''ŭp'', 2 workers' districts, 38 ''ri'' }} '''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):
{| |- | valign="top" | * 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-ri | valign="top" | * Nahŭng-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== Much of the economy in Pukchong County consists of agriculture, with fruit farming specifically making up a significant portion. Aside from farming, industry also makes up a portion of the county's economy, although details of specifically what industries exist in the county are scant.
Briefly mentioned by the North Korean state-controlled newspaper ''The Pyongyang Times'', there is said to be a shoe factory in Pukchong County.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 Mar 2020|title=Shoes produced for new students|url=http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=33661|access-date=12 Aug 2021|website=The Pyongyang Times}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 Aug 2021|title=New pig farm built|url=http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/?bbs=38873|access-date=12 Aug 2021|website=The Pyongyang Times}}</ref>
==Transportation== Pukch'ŏng county is served by the Tŏksŏng and P'yŏngra lines of the Korean State Railway, as well as by roads.
==See also== *Geography of North Korea *Administrative divisions of North Korea *South Hamgyong
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Category:Counties of South Hamgyong Province