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Pongch'ŏn County 봉천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	峯泉郡
• McCune-Reischauer	Pongch'ŏn-gun
• Revised Romanization	Bongcheon-gun

Country	North Korea
Province	South Hwanghae Province
Area
• Total	503.2 km² (194.3 sq mi)
Population (2008^[1])
• Total	79,740
• Density	160/km² (410/sq mi)

Pongch'ŏn County (Pongch'ŏn-gun) is located in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Formerly known as P'yŏngch'ŏn County (平川郡), this county was split from P'yŏngsan County in 1952. In 1990, it was given its current name.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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Pongch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town) and 22 ri (villages):

Pongch'ŏn-ŭp
Chudap-ri
Chuktong-ri
Haengjŏng-ri
Hanch'ol-li
Hanjŏng-ri
Hwach'ol-li
Hwangryong-ri
Kadong-ri
Kundong-ri
Kwangam-ri
Pongam-ri

Ruch'ŏl-li
Ryongch'ol-li
Sindap-ri
Sinmyŏng-ri
Sŏksa-ri
Sŏnggi-ri
Songjŏng-ri
Taea-ri
Taeryong-ri
Ŭngch'ŏl-li
Yŏnhŭng-ri

References

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^ North Korea: Administrative Division
^ Wikimapia

v t e South Hwanghae Province
Capital	Haeju
Cities	Haeju
Counties	Anak Chaeryŏng Changyŏn Ch'ŏngdan Kangryŏng Kwail Ongjin Paech'ŏn Pongch'ŏn Pyŏksŏng Ryongyŏn Samch'ŏn Sinch'ŏn Sinwŏn Songhwa T'aet'an Ŭnnyul Ŭnch'ŏn Yŏnan