Pakchon County

Pakch'ŏn County 박천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	박천군
• Hancha	博川郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Pakch'ŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Bakcheon-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	North P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	1 ŭp, 1 workers' district, 20 ri
Area
• Total	313.6 km2 (121.1 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	98,128
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)

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.