Sakju County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern part of North P'yŏngan province, in

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. It lies along the

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bordering the

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to the north. Within North Korea, it borders Ch'angsŏng to the east, Ch'ŏnma and

Taegwan Taegwan County is a ''kun'', or county, in northeastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It lies in the province's interior, and is bounded by Tongch'ang on the east, Kusŏng and T'aech'ŏn to the south, Ch'ŏnma to the west, and Ch'a ...

to the south, and Ŭiju to the west.

Geography

The Kangnam Mountains rise in the southeast of Sakju with its highest peak

Munsan Munsan is a town of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the south bank of the Imjin River, close to the edge of the Demilitarized Zone and near Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area. History Munsan has a heavy military presence becau ...

at 1046 m. The overall terrain is rugged, with only 13% of the county's area under cultivation, as compared to 80% which is forested.

Administrative divisions

Sakju county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 6 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 18 '' ri'' (villages):

Climate

The year-round average temperature is 8.1 °C, with an average of -10.1 °C in January and 23.4 °C in August.

Economy

Livestock farming is important to the local economy; Sakju leads the province in the number of hogs raised. In crop farming, local crops include rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes, gochu peppers, and fruit. In addition, there is a large hydroelectric power station on the Yalu at Sup'ung Dam.

Transportation

The P'yŏngbuk Line of the

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passes through the county, on its way to

Chŏngju Chŏngju (; also Jŏngju) is a ''si'', or city, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Prior to 1994, it was designated as a ''kun'' or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chŏ ...

from Ch'ŏngsu (청수). The Yalu station is used for passenger and freight traffic.

Education

There are eight colleges in Sakju. These include Supung Industrial College, Sakju Industrial College, and Supung Specialized College of Electricity (수풍전기단과대학).

Military

Some of North Korea's

chemical weapons A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), this can be any chemical compound intended as ...

factories are located in the city under the control of the Thirty-second Division.

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