Tukchang
Tukchang (Tŭkjang-chigu) is an destrict o Pyongannam-do in North Korea.
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| Kintra | North Korea |
| State | Pyongannam-do |
| Admeenistrative centre | Hyesan |
| Population (2008 [1]) | |
| • Total | 50,033 |
Tukchang wis established as its awn admeenistrative aurie efter separatin frae Pukchang in 1995.
Admeenistrative destricts
eeditThe destrict is split intae nine dong (neebourheids).
Preeson Camp
eeditPoleetical Preson Camp No. 18 is a muckle preeson labor colony in Tukchang destrict an Pukchang coonty at the banks o Taedong River. Mony o the 50000 preesoners are forcit tae wirk in coal mines.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, Published in 2009)
- ↑ "Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag (Section: Testimony Kwan-li-so No. 18 Bukchang, p. 69 - 76)" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
Freemit airtins
eedit- (in Inglis) Map o Pyongan provinces Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Korean) Detailed map