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Pakch'ŏn is a center of rice production; other crops include maize, soybeans, barley, and wheat. Livestock are also raised, and the county leads North Py'ŏngan in the area devoted to orchards. Mineral resources include gold, silver, and mica. In 1991, it was revealed that nuclear facilities are
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The year-round average temperature is 8.8 °C, with temperatures averaging -9.6 °C in January and 23.9 °C in August. The annual rainfall is 1274 mm.
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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.
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Pakch'ŏn's terrain is dominated by rolling hills and plains, with few points exceeding 300 m above sea level. The highest point is
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and Ch'ŏngch'ŏn Rivers. Only 30% of the county's terrain is forested, with pine the dominant tree, while 50% is cultivated.
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International Information Research Institute (국제정보연구소) (1999). "박천군".
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Pakchon is home to Pakchon Technical School (박천전문학교).
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Index

Pakchon
County
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha



McCune-Reischauer
Revised Romanization
Location of Pakch'ŏn County
North Korea
Province
North P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions
kun
North P'yŏngan
North Korea
T'aech'ŏn
Nyŏngbyŏn
Unjŏn
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River
Anju
Mundŏk
South P'yŏngan
Ch'ŏngryongsan
Taeryong
ŭp
rodongjagu
ri
P'yŏngŭi

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